Chapter 1 Flashcards
psychology is the scientific study of…
Behavior and Mental Processes
Describe the contributions of Wilhem Wundt
First psychology lab created in Leipzig, Germany (1879)
Analyze the content of one’s mind through objective introspection.
Define Objective Introspection
The process of examining and measuring one’s own thoughts and mental activities.
Describe the contributions of Edward Titchner
-Brought Structuralism to America
-Wundt’s personal student
-Emphasizes the important of the “Structure” of the mind.
- Teaches students to break experience into emotions and sensations.
What are the Seven Modern Perspectives in Psychology?
- Psychodynamic
- Behavioral
- Humanistic
- Cognitive
- Sociocultural
Y. Biopsychological - Evolutionary
What are the Major Focus, Concepts and Theorists of Psychodynamic Perspective?
-Development of sense of self, motivation for social/interpersonal
relationships.
-Sigmund Freud, Carl Gustav Jung, Alfred Adler, Karen Horney,
Erik Erikson, Anna Freud
What are the Major Focus, Concepts and Theorists of Behavioral Perspective?
-Classical and operant conditioning, concept of reinforcement, focus on
observable behavior.
- Ivan Pavlov , John B. Watson, Edward L. Thorndike, B. F. Skinner
What are the Major Focus, Concepts and Theorists of Humanistic Perspective?
-The ability of the individual to direct and control his or her own life, free
will, self-actualization.
-Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers, Natalie Rogers
What are the Major Focus, Concepts and Theorists of Cognitive Perspective?
-Perception, memory, intelligence, thought processes, problem solving, language, learning, the role of the brain and nervous system.
Jean Piaget, Noam Chomsky, Elizabeth Loftus, Howard Gardner, Fergus I. M. Craik, Raymond Cattell, Eleanor Rosch
What are the Major Focus, Concepts and Theorists of Sociocultural Perspective?
-Relationship between social behavior and the contexts of family, social groups, and culture.
Lev Vygotsky, John Darley, Bibb Latané, Albert Bandura, Leon
Festinger, Henri Tajfel, Philip Zimbardo, Stanley Milgram
What are the Major Focus, Concepts and Theorists of Biopsychological Perspective?
-Influences of genetics, hormones, and the activity of the nervous
system on human and animal behavior.
Paul Broca, Charles Darwin, Michael Gazzaniga, Roger Sperry, Carl Wernicke, S. Marc Breedlove, Lisa Feldman Barrett
What are the Major Focus, Concepts and Theorists of Evolutionary Perspective?
The biological bases for universal mental characteristics that are
shared by all humans.
David Buss, Richard Dawkins, Leda Cosmides, Robert Trivers, David C. Geary, Todd K. Shackelford, Daved F. Bjorklund, Anne Campbell, Susan Oyama
Psychologist
have academic degrees they do counseling, teaching, and research and may specialize in any one of many areas within psychology.
Psychiatrist
medical doctors who provide diagnosis and therapy for persons with mental disorders
Psychiatric social worker
social workers with special training in the influences of the environment on mental illness.
