1- Psychology's History and Approaches Flashcards

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Agreed with Socrates that mind was separate from the body and that there was some innate knowledge

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Plato

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Believed mind was separate from the body and that there was some innate knowledge

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Socrates

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Thought mind and body were connected, and that there was no preexisting knowledge

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Aristotle

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Believed that mind and body influence each other

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Augustine

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Believed mind and body were separate, that innate ideas exist
He dissected animals and discovered “animal spirits” (nerves)

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Rene Descartes

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Was fascinated by human eagerness to selectively notice and remember beliefs and events

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Francis Bacon

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Believed that the mind was a blank slate (tabula rasa)

Founded empiricism

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John Locke

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Knowledge originates in experience and that science should rely in observation and experimentation

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Empiricism

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Father of psychology
Established the first psychology lab doing reaction time experiment
University of Leipzig

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Wilhelm Wundt

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Wundt’s student

Introduced structuralism

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Edward Titchener

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An early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the structural elements of the human mind

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Structuralism

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Looking inward; somewhat unreliable

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Introspection

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Father of American psychology

Introduced functionalism

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William James

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A school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes function- how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish

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Functionalism

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Admitted to James’ graduate seminar at Harvard, causing all the male students to drop out
She got denied her Ph D
Became a pioneering researcher

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Mary Calkins

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Received her Ph D from Cornell
First official women to receive a Ph D in psychology
President of American Psychological Association (APA)

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Margaret Floy Washburn

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The study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method

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Experimental psychology

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Developed the idea of the unconscious

First to do psychoanalytic research

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Sigmund Freud

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The view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes

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Behaviorism

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Historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual’s potential for personal growth

  • Carl Rodgers
  • Abraham Maslow
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Humanistic psychology

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The interdisciplinary study of the brain activist linked with cognition

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Cognitive neuroscience

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The science of behavior and mental processes

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Psychology

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The longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors

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Nature-nurture issue

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Came up with the idea of natural selection

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Charles Darwin

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The principle that those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations
Natural selection
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The differing complementary views for analyzing any given phenomenon; biological, psychological, social-cultural
Levels of analysis
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An integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis
Biopsychosocial approach
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Studies the links between biological and psychological processes
Biological psychology
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Studies the roots of behavior and mental processes using the principles of natural selection
Evolutionary psychology
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Studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior often rooted in sexual issues or unresolved childhood issues
Psychodynamic psychology
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Study of observable behavior and it's explanation by principles of learning
Behavioral psychology
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Study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
Cognitive psychology
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Study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking
Social-cultural psychology
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Study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits
Psychometrics
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Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base
Basic research
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Study of physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span
Developmental psychology
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Study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning
Educational psychology
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Study of an individual's characteristic pattern
Personality psychology
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Study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another
Social psychology
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Study that aims to solve practical problems
Applied research
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The application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces
Industrial-organizational (I/O) psychology
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Study of how people and machines interact and the design of safe and easily used machines and environments
Human factors psychology
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Assists people with problems in living and in achieving greater well being
Counseling psychology
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Studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders
Clinical psychology
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A branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; usually provides medical treatments
Psychiatry
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