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Set up the first psychological laboratory in Leipzig, Germany; trained subjects in introspection; created structuralism.

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Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920)

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Recording accurately and objectively your cognitive reactions to simple stimuli.

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Introspection

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The idea that the mind operates by combining subjective emotions and objective sensations.

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Structuralism

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Published “The Principles of Psychology,” the science’s first textbook; created functionalism.

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William James (1842-1910)

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How Wundt’s functions work in our lives; founded by William James.

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Functionalism

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Studied with William James and went on to become President of the American Psychological Association.

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Mary Whiton Calkins

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First woman to earn a Ph.D in psychology.

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Margaret Floy Washburn

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Pioneered the study of child development and was the first president of the American Psychological Association.

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G. Stanley Hall (1844-1924)

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Examines a person’s total experience; believes that the world is more than just an accumulation of various perceptual experiences.

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Gestalt Psychology

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Researcher who revolutionized psychology with his psychoanalytic theory; believed he discovered the unconscious mind.

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Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)

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A part of our mind over which we do not have conscious control that determines, in part, how we think and behave.

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Unconscious Mind

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The pushing down into the unconscious events and feelings that cause so much anxiety and tension that our conscious mind cannot deal with them.

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Repression

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Researcher who wanted to establish behaviorism as the dominant paradigm of psychology; studied the pioneering conditioning experiments of Ivan Pavlov.

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John Watson (1878-1958)

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Maintain that psychologists should look at only behavior and causes of behavior—stimuli and responses.

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Behaviorism

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Expanded the basic ideas of behaviorism to include reinforcement.

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B.F. Skinner (1904-1990)

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Environmental stimuli that either encourage or discourage certain responses.

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Reinforcement

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Drawing from multiple perspectives.

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Eclectic

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Stressed individual choice and free will; believe that we choose most of our behavior me and these choices are guided by physiological, emotional, or spiritual needs; theorists include Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers.

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Humanists

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Theorized that all behaviors are caused by past conditioning.

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Deterministic Behaviorists

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Studied with William James and went on to become President of the American Psychological Association.

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Mary Whiton Calkins

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First woman to earn a Ph.D in psychology.

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Margaret Floy Washburn

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Pioneered the study of child development and was the first president of the American Psychological Association.

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G. Stanley Hall (1844-1924)

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Examines a person’s total experience; believes that the world is more than just an accumulation of various perceptual experiences.

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Gestalt Psychology

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Researcher who revolutionized psychology with his psychoanalytic theory; believed he discovered the unconscious mind.

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Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)

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A part of our mind over which we do not have conscious control that determines, in part, how we think and behave.

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Unconscious Mind

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The pushing down into the unconscious events and feelings that cause so much anxiety and tension that our conscious mind cannot deal with them.

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Repression

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Researcher who wanted to establish behaviorism as the dominant paradigm of psychology; studied the pioneering conditioning experiments of Ivan Pavlov.

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John Watson (1878-1958)

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Maintain that psychologists should look at only behavior and causes of behavior—stimuli and responses.

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Behaviorism

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Expanded the basic ideas of behaviorism to include reinforcement.

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B.F. Skinner (1904-1990)

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Environmental stimuli that either encourage or discourage certain responses.

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Reinforcement

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Drawing from multiple perspectives.

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Eclectic

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Stressed individual choice and free will; believe that we choose most of our behavior me and these choices are guided by physiological, emotional, or spiritual needs; theorists include Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers.

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Humanists

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Theorized that all behaviors are caused by past conditioning.

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Deterministic Behaviorists

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Studied with William James and went on to become President of the American Psychological Association.

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Mary Whiton Calkins

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First woman to earn a Ph.D in psychology.

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Margaret Floy Washburn

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Pioneered the study of child development and was the first president of the American Psychological Association.

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G. Stanley Hall (1844-1924)

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Examines a person’s total experience; believes that the world is more than just an accumulation of various perceptual experiences.

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Gestalt Psychology

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Researcher who revolutionized psychology with his psychoanalytic theory; believed he discovered the unconscious mind.

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Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)

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A part of our mind over which we do not have conscious control that determines, in part, how we think and behave.

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Unconscious Mind

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The pushing down into the unconscious events and feelings that cause so much anxiety and tension that our conscious mind cannot deal with them.

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Repression

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Researcher who wanted to establish behaviorism as the dominant paradigm of psychology; studied the pioneering conditioning experiments of Ivan Pavlov.

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John Watson (1878-1958)

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Maintain that psychologists should look at only behavior and causes of behavior—stimuli and responses.

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Behaviorism

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Expanded the basic ideas of behaviorism to include reinforcement.

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B.F. Skinner (1904-1990)

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Environmental stimuli that either encourage or discourage certain responses.

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Reinforcement

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Drawing from multiple perspectives.

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Eclectic

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Stressed individual choice and free will; believe that we choose most of our behavior me and these choices are guided by physiological, emotional, or spiritual needs; theorists include Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers.

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Humanists

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Theorized that all behaviors are caused by past conditioning.

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Deterministic Behaviorists

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Explain human thought and behavior strictly in terms of biological processes.

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Biopsychologists

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Examine human thoughts and actions in terms of natural selection.

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Evolutionary Psychologists

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Examines human thought and behavior in terms of how we interpret, process, and remember environmental events.

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Cognitive Psychologists

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