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The covers concepts from Weeks 1-4.
Please respond to each question with a minimum of 250 to a maximum of 300 words.
Please include a minimum of four academic resources. These sources should be cited in APA format.
Knowledge Review Question
Response
Describe 3 reasons psychology can be described as both a science and non-science.
Discuss Aristotle’s views on emotions. Identify 3 ways that Aristotle’s views on emotions influence the practice of psychology today.
Summarize Descartes’s view of the mind–body relationship. Identify 3 ways that Descartes’ view of the mind-body relationship influences the practice of psychology today.
Explain the concept of empiricism. What was it in other philosophies that the empiricists opposed most? Identify 3 ways that empiricism is evident in the practice of psychology today.
Discuss behaviorism. Identify 3 ways that behaviorism influences the practice of psychology today.
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The paper has been done in a tabular form following the worksheet provided in class. The
questions answered in the worksheet are;
1. Describe 3 reasons psychology can be described as both a science and non-science.
Answer.
2. Discuss Aristotle’s views on emotions. Identify 3 ways that Aristotle’s views on
emotions influence the practice of psychology today.
Answer.
3. Summarize Descartes’s view of the mind–body relationship. Identify 3 ways that
Descartes’ view of the mind-body relationship influences the practice of psychology
today.
Answer.
4. Explain the concept of empiricism. What was it in other philosophies that the empiricists
opposed most? Identify 3 ways that empiricism is evident in the practice of psychology
today.
Answer.
5. Discuss behaviorism. Identify 3 ways that behaviorism influences the practice of
psychology today.
Answer.
References and Citations: They have been done in APA format.
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Knowledge Review Question
Discuss three ways psychology can be
described both as a science and as a nonscience.
Discuss Aristotle's views on emotions.
Identify three ways that Aristotle's views on
Response
Psychology is considered a science and also a non-science with various enough
reasons to support each side. As a science, research psychologists apply scientific
procedures to establish and discover new ideas on the determinants of behavior.
Also, psychologist’s practitioners that include the likes of clinical psychologists,
counseling psychologists, and school psychologists make use of the already
researched works that guide them in their everyday life of individuals. The
researchers and practitioners need to apply the science of psychology to accomplish
their research works. Moreover, psychology is defined as a science because it uses
empirical techniqu...