Ch. 1 - Intro to Psych Flashcards
Structuralism
Understanding the conscious experience through introspection
Functionalism
Understanding the adaptive functions of our mental activities, feelings, and behaviors
Psychoanalysis
understanding the role of the unconscious in affecting conscious behavior
Gestalt psychology
understanding sensory experience as a whole rather than individual parts
Behaviorism
Understanding the general principles of learning that explain all behaviors, focuses on observing and controlling behavior
Humanism
understanding the potential for good that is innate to all humans
The Cognitive Revolution
Understanding the role of mental processes on behavior
Influence: Emphasis on the importance of systematic observation to the study of conscious
Structuralism
Influence: Absorbed into psychology, still influences in many ways
Functionalism
Influence: Understanding that much of our mental processes goes on outside of conscious awareness
Psychoanalysis
Influence: Ideas of [] continue to influence research on sensation and perception
Gestalt psychology
Influence: Behavioral and cognitive-behavioral therapy; among the first to focus on the need for objective research; human and animal learning models
Behaviorism
Influence: Rogers’ client-centered approach to therapy is still commonly used in psychotherapeutic settings today
Humanism
Influence: Research areas-language, problem solving, concept formation, intelligence, memory, and psychotherapy
The cognitive revolution
Operant conditioning
concentrated on how behavior was affected by its consequences
