Define Introspection in Psychology Flashcards

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Wilhelm Wundt's laboratory work involved experimental studies of
reactions to sensory stimulation.
Introspection was the basic research tool used by ________ in order to study people's inner sensations and mental images.
Edward Titchener
William James was a prominent American
functionalist
Edward Titchener is to structuralism as William James is to ________.
functionalism
Behaviorists dismissed the value of
introspection
John Watson is to Edward Titchener as ________ is to ________.
observable behavior; inner sensations
Innate ability is to learned skill as ________ is to ________.
nature; nurture
Efforts to discover whether the intelligence of children is more heavily influenced by their biology or by their home environments are most directly relevant to the debate regarding
nature versus nurture.
Charles Darwin attempted to explain the ________ that he had encountered.
species variation
Complementary accounts of the same behavior that can supplement one another represent different
levels of analysis.
Which perspective would help us to understand the impact of strokes and brain diseases on memory?
neuroscience
Which perspective most clearly focuses on how we learn observable responses?
behavioral
Which psychological perspective is most likely to be concerned with identifying the powers and the limits of human reasoning?
cognitive
Clinical psychologists specialize in
providing therapy to troubled people.
The specialist most likely to have a medical degree is a
psychiatrist