Beliefs/Schools of psychology FINAL Flashcards

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explain Structuralism

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analyze the conciousness and how elements relate, study structures of the mind, focused in research lab, fundamental components: sensations, feelings, and images

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what is introspect associated with structuralism

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looking inside oneself

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who is associated with functionalism?

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william james (principles of psy. first to detine mystical experiences)

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explain the viewpoints of functionalism

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study the purpose and function of consciousness instead of structure; consist of a flow of thoughts, interested in people in the real world around them (not the lab), led to behaviorism and applied psy.

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who is associated with structuralism

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wundt and titcher

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who is associated with psychoanalysis

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freud (dream analysis), carl jung and alfred adler

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explain the beliefs of psychoanalysis

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unconsciousness, psychoanalytic theory, and behavior is goverened by uncousecious forces and sexual urges

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explain the unconscious (psychoanalysis)

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contains thoughts, memories, and desires that are well below the surface of conscious awareness but that are nonetheless exert great influence and behavior

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explain the psychoanalytic theory

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explain personality, motivation, and mental disorders by focusing on the unconscious

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who is associated with behaviorism

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john b. watson, Skinner,

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explain behaviorism

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belief that psy. should study only observable behavior, we are what we are because of our interactions with the enviroment, organisms repeat responses that lead to positive outcomes and dont repeat bad outcomes, free will is controlled by an illusion, all behavior is governed by external stimuli

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who was apart of humanism

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abraham maslow and carl rogers

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explain humanism

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humans are free, rational beings with the potential for personal growth and are fundamentally different from animals, optimistic view of human nature

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who was involved in cognitive

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piaget, chomsky, simon

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explain cognitive

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thoughts and mental processes, human behavior cant be fully understood without examining how people acquire, store, and process info

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