Ap Psychology Unit 1 (Chapter 1) Summary

E. B. Tictchner {Ans: Introduced experimental psychology to the United States}level of analysis {Ans: the differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon}biological psychology {Ans: a branch of psychology that studies the links between biological (including neuroscience and behavior genetics) and psychological processes}psychiatry {Ans: a branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who often provide medical treatments as well as psychological therapy}John Locke {Ans: English philosopher who advocated the idea of a "social contract" in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to life, liberty and property.}empiricism {Ans: the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation}behaviorism {Ans: the view that psychology (1) should be an objective science that (2) studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most research psychologists today agree with (1) but not with (2)}Dorothea Dix {Ans: A reformer and pioneer in the movement to treat the insane as mentally ill, beginning in the 1820's, she was responsible for improving conditions in jails, poorhouses