Ch. 1 Flashcards
psychology
study of thoughts and behaviors
introspection
Describe exactly what you are
experiencing as its happening
structuralism
understanding the conscious
experience through introspection
gestalt
looking at the human mind and behavior as a whole
functionalism
focused on how mental activities helped an organism adapt to its environment
psychoanalysis
therapy based on Freud’s ideas, focus on the role of the unconscious in affecting behavior
gestalt example
A song is more than a series of
musical notes
wilhelm wundt
father of psychology and structuralism
edward titchener
student of wundt, structuralism
william james
1st american psychologist, functionalism
unconsciousness
Part of our mind outside of our
awareness where we push down our dark urges and desires
sigmund freud
austrian neurologist, theorized that many of his patients’ problems came from the unconscious mind
behaviorism
focus on observing and
controlling behavior; science of behavior
ivan pavlov
classical conditioning, behaviorism
john watson
father of behaviorism,
humanism
the desire to self-actualize and use free will
cognitive
How people think, remember, and
store information
cognitive examples
Language, problem-solving,
attention, intelligence, decision
making
sociocultural
focusing on interactions within and between groups
Biopsychological
study the relationship between genes and mental processes and behavior
classical conditioning
Demonstrated that
phobias are learned (not
unconscious)
operant conditioning
manipulate voluntary behavior by
changing the consequences of behavior
psychoanalytic
focus on the role of the
unconscious in affecting behavior
attachment theory
the theory that humans are born with a need to form a close emotional bond with a caregiver
