PSYC 2010- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 49 pages long!)

• School: Auburn University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2010
• Professor: Daniels

Document Summary

Psychology with hopes of satisfying curiosity, many people listen to talk-radio counselors and psychics to learn about others and themselves. Is psychology more than common sense: not only common sense it it used to asked good questions but you need science to nd the answers to those questions. Roots of psychology: philosophy, biology, & physiology. Greek philosopher - socrates, plato, & aristotle: asked questions with the intent of leading to a fuller understanding of a subject. French philosopher - descartes (re exes: how fast people respond, re exes when people are asleep, how do natural responses happen. Direct observation, reasoning, theory of motivation, drives, sensing, remembering, desiring, reacting, think, memory, & sleep. Mary whiton calkins - 1st female president of apa (american psychological. Association); william james was her professor and taught her one-on-one; she graduated top of her class. Margaret floy washburn - 1st female to receive a psychology phd; second president of apa.