1.1 Foundations of modern psychology Flashcards
Psychology
The science of behavior and mental process.
Physchophysics
The study of the relationships between features of physical stimuli ,such as their intensity, and the sensations we experience in response to them.
Introspection
Inward focusing on mental experiences, such as sensations or feelings.
Structuralism
The school of psychology that attempts to understand the structure of the mind by breaking it down into its component parts.
Funtionalism
The school of psychology that focus on the adaptive functions of behavior.
Behaviorism
The school of psychology that holds that psychology should limit itself to the study of overt, observable behavior.
Gestalt psychology
The school of psychology that holds that the brain structures our perception of the world in terms of meaningful patterns or wholes.
Gestalt
A German word meaning unitary form or pattern
Unconscious
In Freudian theory, the part of the mind that lies outside the range of ordinary awareness and that contains primitive drives and instincts.
Psychodynamic perspective
The view that behavior is influenced by the struggle between unconscious sexual or aggressive impulses and opposing forces that try to keep this threatening material out of consciousness.
Pychoanalysis
Freud’s method of scientific therapy, it focuses on uncovering and working through unconscious conflicts he believed were at the root of psychological problems.
Behavioral prospective
An approach to the study of psychology that focuses on the role of learning in explaining observable behavior.
Socail-cognitive theory
A contemporary learning based model that emphasizes the roles of cognitive and environmental factors in determining behavior.
Behavior therapy
A form of therapy that involves the systematic application of the principles of learning.
Humanistic psychology
The school of psychology that believes that free will and conscious choice are the essential aspects of the human experience.
