Basic Psychology Flashcards
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Behaviourism
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- behaviour can be explained by environmental causes
- focused on observable behaviour
2
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Psychoanalysis
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- psychodynamic
- influence of the unconscious mind on behaviour
- id, ego, superego
3
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Humanistic
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- individual free will
- personal growth
- self-actualization
4
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Gestalt
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- look at the whole of experience, rather than breaking down thoughts and behaviours into their smallest element
5
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Cognitive
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- studies mental processes
6
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Piaget’s stages of cognitive development
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- sensorimotor (birth to 2)
- preoperational (2-7)
- concrete operational (7-11)
- formal operational (12+)
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Sensorimotor Stage
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- basic actions
- object permanence
- separate beings from people and objects around them
8
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Preoperational Stage
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- begin to think symbolically
- egocentric
- concrete
9
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Concrete Operational Stage
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- begin to think logically
- concept of conservation
- logical and organized thinking
10
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Formal Operational Stage
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- abstract thinking and reasoning
- deductive logic
