Question 1

What is mind-body dualism?

Accepted Answer

An early theory that there are two realms: the physical and the mental - the physical is measurable while the mental is immeasurable

Question 2

What is empiricism?

Accepted Answer

Idea that the only source of knowledge is experience through senses

(John Locke and David Hume were famous for this thinking)

Question 3

What is eugenics?

Accepted Answer

The controversial and discredited idea that humanity can be improved through selective breeding

(the Nazis used eugenics to justify their treatment of Jews and other minority groups)

Question 4

What are principles of association?

Accepted Answer

Rules about how the mind connects ideas and constructs complex ideas from simpler ones

Question 5

What is phrenology?

Accepted Answer

False idea that personal traits are determined by size and location of bumps on the skull

(developed by Gall and Spurzheim; later disproved)

Question 6

What is psychophysics?

Accepted Answer

Study of relationships between physical stimuli and the sensations they cause

Precursors, AP Psychology Flashcards