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History of psychology, an Uncommon card
Psychology is defined as "the scientific study of behavior and mental processes".
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 87
- DEF
- 62
- Power
- 149
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 54,000
Power 149 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
History of psychology quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the History of psychology card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Philosophical interest in the human mind and behavior dates back to the ancient ______ of Egypt, Persia, Greece, China, and India.
Answer
civilizations. Philosophical interest in the human mind and behavior dates back to the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Persia, Greece, China, and India. From the History of psychology article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Psychology as a field of experimental study began in ____ in the German city of Leipzig, when Gustav Fechner created the first theory of how judgments about sensory experiences are made and how to experiment on them.
Answer
1850s. Psychology as a field of experimental study began in 1854 in the German city of Leipzig, when Gustav Fechner created the first theory of how judgments about sensory experiences are made and how to experiment on them. From the History of psychology article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of psychology. History of psychology 87 · History of science fiction 84 · Demographics of Tunisia 76 · Otto Lilienthal 72 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Philosophical interest in the human mind and behavior dates back to the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Persia, Greece, China, and India.
- Psychology as a field of experimental study began in 1854 in the German city of Leipzig, when Gustav Fechner created the first theory of how judgments about sensory experiences are made and how to experiment on them.
- Fechner's theory, recognized today as Signal Detection Theory, foreshadowed the development of statistical theories of comparative judgment and thousands of experiments based on his ideas.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The History of psychology article was read about 54,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 87 and blocks with 62: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, History of psychology (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Mrmw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
