Origin and Study of Psychology

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Where does the word 'psychology' originate from?

Italian

Greek (correct)

Latin

None of the above

What does psychology primarily study?

Behavior, mental processes (correct)

Mental illness, Mental health

Physical states, mental states

None of the above

Which category of science does psychology fall under?

Social science (correct)

Physical science

Natural science

Biological science

Who is known as the father of Experimental psychology?

Wilhelm Wundt Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain sends signals 'alert' to higher centres in response to incoming messages?

Reticular formation Signup and view all the answers

What does psychophysics study?

Psychological perception or physical stimuli Signup and view all the answers

What is an irrational attitude of hostility directed against a group, an individual, or their supposed characteristics?

Prejudice Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain is responsible for transferring short-term memory to long-term memory?

Hippocampus Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following does not contribute to memory?

Gender Signup and view all the answers

What term is used in psychology to refer to different reactions people have to the same situations?

Individual differences Signup and view all the answers

Which Greek philosopher believed that knowledge is acquired through learning and experience?

Aristotle Signup and view all the answers

What is the belief that the mind is fundamentally different from the body?

Mind-body Dualism Signup and view all the answers

Origin and Study of Psychology

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Where does the word 'psychology' originate from?

What does psychology primarily study?

Which category of science does psychology fall under?

Who is known as the father of Experimental psychology?

Which part of the brain sends signals 'alert' to higher centres in response to incoming messages?

What does psychophysics study?

What is an irrational attitude of hostility directed against a group, an individual, or their supposed characteristics?

Which part of the brain is responsible for transferring short-term memory to long-term memory?

Which of the following does not contribute to memory?

What term is used in psychology to refer to different reactions people have to the same situations?

Which Greek philosopher believed that knowledge is acquired through learning and experience?

What is the belief that the mind is fundamentally different from the body?

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