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PSYC 104_1 & 104_2 – Spring 2014 – Activities (Chapter 1-10)Name:_________________Lorena Gonzalez_____________________________LSU Number:_________946243_________________Enter your name, LSU ID number. Write your answers on the paper and make them as personal and original as possible. This activity is designed to keep you coming back to all the chapters we work on together and to prepare you for the midterm and final exams ahead. All of these questions could potentially be used on the final exam, so prepare them as carefully as possible. Once finished, copy/paste the text you wrote on turnitin.com and submit your activity. The deadline is Saturday 05/17/2014. Good luck.1. What events defined the foundation of scientific psychology? Wilhelm Wundt studied the “atoms of the mind” and conducted experiments in Leipzig, Germany. He introduced structuralism and revealed the structure of the human mind. His work has been considered the birth of psychology.William James also contributed to the foundation of scientific psychology by exploring how mental and behavioral processes work.2. What are the main levels of analysis in psychology? The main levels of analysis of psychology are biological influences, psychological influences and socio-cultural influences.3. What is the scientific attitude and why is it important for critical thinking? The scientific attitude is an attitude made of curiosity, skepticism and humility. This scientific attitude is one that explores, doubts, questions and, when it makes mistakes, takes responsibility. This attitude is important for critical thinking because he possesses all the qualities necessary to be able to realize a good idea because he is curious, doubts and questions himself about things and when he makes a mistake he accepts t...... middle of paper...... Germany , contacted a relief agency, traveled to the United States, and started a new life. According to the definition of intelligence we saw in class, is Joseph the only intelligent person in this story? Why or why not (Justify your answer)? No, because even though Joseph is a straight-A student, that doesn't make him smarter than Judith because Judith was smart enough to keep her life intact after going through the harsh experience of being imprisoned and was smart in carrying on with her life after imprisonment. They both have different life situations that require intelligence but different types of intelligence because Judith used intelligence to improve her life and abandon difficulties while Joseph used his intelligence to achieve his career. Both are equally intelligent because they have learned things through experience and are moving in the right direction.