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Introduction to Psychology: Key Terms and Definitions, Quizzes of Psychology

Southeastern Louisiana University Psychology

Definitions for various key terms and concepts in psychology, including cognition, conation, behavior, assumption of continuity, and many more. It covers various psychological theories and approaches, such as functionalism, gestalt psychology, psychoanalysis, and humanism.

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What is the task of psychology according to Wundt?
What is the process of thinking, believing, and receiving called?
What is the process of striving the will of the motion called?

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TERM 1

Cognition

DEFINITION 1

The process of thinking, believing and receiving. It must be

inferred from behavior

TERM 2

Conation

DEFINITION 2

The process of striving the will of the motion.Computers do

not have emotion

TERM 3

Behavior

DEFINITION 3

__________ is measurable

TERM 4

assumption of continuity

DEFINITION 4

All organisms learn by the same process.

TERM 5

Lorenz

DEFINITION 5

European ethnologist

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Cognition

The process of thinking, believing and receiving. It must be

inferred from behavior

TERM 2

Conation

DEFINITION 2

The process of striving the will of the motion.Computers do

not have emotion

TERM 3

Behavior

DEFINITION 3

__________ is measurable

TERM 4

assumption of continuity

DEFINITION 4

All organisms learn by the same process.

TERM 5

Lorenz

DEFINITION 5

Introduction to Psychology: Key Terms and Definitions, Quizzes of Psychology

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Cognition

The process of thinking, believing and receiving. It must be

inferred from behavior

TERM 2

Conation

DEFINITION 2

The process of striving the will of the motion.Computers do

not have emotion

TERM 3

Behavior

DEFINITION 3

__________ is measurable

TERM 4

assumption of continuity

DEFINITION 4

All organisms learn by the same process.

TERM 5

Lorenz

DEFINITION 5

European ethnologist

Wilson

US Sociobiologist

TERM 7

2 types of psychology

DEFINITION 7

Philosophy and physiology

TERM 8

Rand

DEFINITION 8

Philosopher

TERM 9

What were Rand's 3

questions

DEFINITION 9

Who am I?How can I know?What should I do?

TERM 10

Wundt

DEFINITION 10

He created the first experimental psychology

J B Watson

The founding father of behaviorism.

TERM 17

Pavlov

DEFINITION 17

Russia behaviorist

TERM 18

Skinner

DEFINITION 18

US behaviorist

TERM 19

Phi Phenomenon

DEFINITION 19

An illusion of movement.

TERM 20

Association Theory

DEFINITION 20

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts

Students of Wertheimer

Kohler and Koffka

TERM 22

Gestalt Psychology

DEFINITION 22

Is not based on associationism.

TERM 23

Psychoanalysis

DEFINITION 23

The second Darwinian school.

TERM 24

Freud

DEFINITION 24

He believed that through evolution we inherited two instincts

or drives.

TERM 25

2 psychoanalysis drive

theories

DEFINITION 25