Chapter 1: Historical Development and Perspective of Psychology

Activity 1: Define the following terms:

1. Psychology

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2. School of Psychology

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3. Structuralism

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4. Functionalism

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5. Psychoanalysis

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6. Purposivism

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7. General Psychology

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8. Comparative Psychology

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9. Child Psychology

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10. Adolescent Psychology

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Activity 2: Answer the following questions comprehensively.

1. Differentiate psychology as a traditional belief and psychology as a science.

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2. If you were to choose a particular school of psychology, which one would you choose?

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3. How is psychology applied in the various aspects of everyday life?

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 4. Why is the study of psychology important to you as a student? Give your reasons and

explain them?

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5. Assuming that you are interested in psychology and is given the opportunities to

specialize in it, what are of specialization will you prefer? Why?

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Activity 3: Write down five superstitious beliefs related to man’s behaviour (either in English or

Filipino).

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 Activity 4: Make a chart of the School of Psychology using the matrix shown below.

School of Psychology Proponent/s Year of Existence Major Concepts

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 Chapter 2: Foundations of Human Behaviour

Activity 1: If the statement is TRUE, write T, if the statement is FALSE, write F.

___1. Heredity and environment play a part in the behaviour of the individual.

___2. Growth refers to changes which is related to structure increase.

___3. Genes are colored bodies as seen from a microscope.

___4. Environment provides the physical and mental traits that parents pass on their

children.

___5. Brown color of the eye is a recessive trait.

Activity 2: Differentiate the following terms.

1. Growth and development

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2. Heredity and environment

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3. Internal and external environment

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 Activity 3: Answer the following questions comprehensively.

1. Which is more influential to a person’s development and behaviour: heredity or

environment? Justify your answer.

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2. Why is the internal environment important in development?

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3. Explain the interaction of heredity and environment.

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3. Explain the mechanics of heredity.

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 Chapter 3: Human Development

Activity 1: In one paragraph give the significant contributions of the following

psychologists:

1. Sigmund Freud

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2. Jean Piaget

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3. Erik Erikson

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4. B.F. Skinner

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5. Albert Bandura

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6. John B. Watson

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 7. Lawrence Kohlberg

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8. Clark Hull

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Activity 2: List down the strengths and weaknesses of the following theories of

development.

Theories of Development Strengths Weaknesses

1. Psychoanalytic Theory

2. Psychosocial

Development Theory

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 3. Cognitive Development

Theory

4. Moral Development

Theory

5. Ethiological Theory

6. Sociobiological Theory

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 Activity 3: Answer the following questions:

1. Why do you study human development?

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2. Which of the various theories of human development do you embrace? Justify your

answer.

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3. According to Watson, individuals develop a healthy personality by mastering ‘life’s

outer and inner dangers’. What is the meaning of this statement?

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