Misconceptions Who am I? Studying Human Nature Contributions to Modern Psychology Miscellaneous Mixture

The suggestion that to fix something you just need to follow these steps, like baking a cake, is known as what? MISCONCEPTIONS 100 Recipe Knowledge

The idea that people want psychology to answer “big” questions but fear what the answers may reveal is known as what? MISCONCEPTIONS 200 Public Paradox

83% of people felt that day to day life experiences provided adequate training in psychology (Wood et al., 1986). Researchers found that vocational descriptions of psychologists do not correlate well with those of scientists. These are both examples of the misunderstanding of what? MISCONCEPTIONS 300 Educational Requirements in Psychology

Media promotes misconceptions by portraying psychologists in misleading ways on screen. Name and describe the 5 stereotypes typically promoted through media that we discussed in class. MISCONCEPTIONS 400 Dr. Dippy- is actually crazier than his patients Dr. Evil- corrupt, into mind control, maniac Dr. Wonderful- plenty of time for everyone, fixes everything by finding one painful event Dr. Rigid- blunt, wet blanket, puts down patient Dr. Line-Crosser- forms inappropriate/sexual relationships with vulnerable patients

What are the 3 things that media promoted misconceptions suggest about psychology? MISCONCEPTIONS 500 Suggest that psychology is self-help/recipe knowledge Suggests that psychology/psychiatry is for weak minded people Suggests that evangelist pyschologists and non scientific pop books/articles offer expert advice

I ran hospitals that provided better care for mental patients by emphasizing more humane treatment. WHO AM I? 100 Dr. Phillipe Pinel

I believed in naturalistic medicine and tried to rid medicine of magical and superstitious thinking. Who am I? WHO AM I? 200 Alcmaeon of Croton or Hippocrates

I came up with a form of pseudoscience that identified people’s characteristics and personalities based on the bumps on individual’s heads. Who am I, and what was this practice? WHO AM I? 300 Joseph Gall Phrenology

I believed that consciousness is a function of the mind. I also said that the mind and the brain are separate, but they influence each other. Who am I, and what was my way of thinking known as? WHO AM I 400 Descartes Interactive Dualism/Cartesian Dualism

I am the father of medicine and I believed in the Theory of Humors. Who am I, and what was my explanation for mental illness? WHO AM I? 500 Hippocrates Mental illness resulted when humors were not balanced.

The separation of mental illness and identity from religion and superstitious thinking was a contribution to modern psychology that came from what field? CONTRIBUTIONS 100 Biology

Biological contributions brought about the focus of studying personalities of normal people. With this in mind, Hippocrates’ Theory of Humors and Joseph Gall’s phrenology were precursors for what? CONTRIBUTIONS 200 Trait-based theories of personality

Philosophy made many important contributions to modern psychology. What two things did philosophy begin to ask questions about regarding the mind? CONTRIBUTIONS 300 Contents of the mind Functions of the mind

In what ways did Plato’s view on madness (body/desires vs. soul) contribute to modern misunderstandings of psychology? CONTRIBUTIONS 400 It suggested that mental illness comes from being weak minded. It supported a stigma about the mentally ill—not strong critical thinkers, give into drives

Name three of religion’s contributions to understanding modern psychology. CONTRIBUTIONS 500 Mentally ill people need help and care There is more than one type of thought The mind is different from the body The mind contains the identity/personality Thought can come from the body and affect the behavior

What debate is central to the development of Psychology? MISC. 100 Mind-Body Debate

What are the two important questions addressed by the mind-body debate? MISC. 200 What is the mind? How does the mind interact with the brain?

Aristotle is considered the father of modern science because he set the stage for the first steps of the scientific method. What are these steps, and why are they important? MISC Ask “what is the question” 2. Define terms 3. Review what other experts think 4. Explain what you think Importance: they organized nature in reasoned ways

The idea that you can argue and debate about natural phenomena and religion without losing your faith is called what? MISC 400 The Doctrine of Double Truths

According the religious mind, the mind is what? The body is what? MISC 500 The mind is the soul/your identity The body is the vessel that houses the soul

Who had the “ghost-in-the-machine” perspective on studying human nature? STUDYING HUMAN NATURE 100 Descartes

Who are the two contenders for the title of “Father of Modern Psychology?” STUDYING HUMAN NATURE 200 Wilhelm Wundt Gustav Fechner

Who is associated with the Biological Instinct model of human nature? What are some characteristics of this model? STUDYING HUMAN NATURE 300 Hobbes Our biological drives lead to selfishness, but we must yield to society’s rules and norms

Name all the models of human nature, and the person associated with each one. (After naming them, see if you can list the characteristics of each model!) STUDYING HUMAN NATURE 400 Ghost in the Machine: Descartes Locke: Blank Slate Rousseau: Noble Savage Hobbes: Biological Instinct

Who founded Structuralism, and what are some of its characteristics? STUDYING HUMAN NATURE 500 Edward Titchener Goal: identifying composition of the mind/conciousness Relied solely on introspection Problems: ignores individual differences, animals, children, applied problems and higher mental processes

Remember, this is just a fun review of some of the topics. Be sure to study everything on the review sheet and know how to explain things in detail! GOOD LUCK STUDYING!!!!