Ch. 1 - History, Areas, and Connections Flashcards
Psychology comes from (2)
psyche (soul) and logos (study of a subject)
Wundt mounted a campaign to…
And was characterized as the…
And declared…
- mounted a campaign to make psychology an independent discipline rather than simply the interaction between physiology and philosophy
- The founder of psychology
- Declared the field should be a science modeled after physics or chemistry
Structuralism is based on the notion that…
the task of psychology is to analyze consciousness into its basic elements and investigate how these elements are related
Structuralism is used to identify (3)
sensations, feelings, and images
Introspection is the
careful systematic self-observation of one’s own conscious experience
Functionalism is not the ___ but the ___
not how but WHY
Functionalism was introduced by
William James
Freud introduced the idea of…
unconscious/psychodynamic perspective
Pavlov looked at…
how people make associations
Watson studied…
behaviorism
Freud’s idea can be related after what eras and why?
After WW1 & WW2 when soldiers returned with shellshock (PTSD)
Behaviorism looks at…
the need to study what is measurable/observable
Radical behaviorism is the idea that…
there is a reason and purpose for everything, no free will, someone must be in charge of reinforcement/punishment
Radical behaviorism is related to who?
Skinner
Humanism is the idea that… and emphasizes…
- people are different and special
- emphasizes on personal growth and realizing potential
Clinical psychology is a branch of psychology concerned with…
diagnosis and treatment of psychological problems