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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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What is Psychology?

A

Study of behavior and mental processes

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What is Structuralism?

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describe the structure of the mind, with a focus on consciences

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Who founded structuralism?

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Wilhelm Wundt

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What is Introspection

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A tactic where a patient is told to describe something in detail while being exposed to stimuli

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What is Functionalism?

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Concentrated on what the mind does and how people adapt to their environments

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6
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Who founded Functionalism?

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William James

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What is Gestalt Psychology?

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Focuses on thinking as a whole sense rather than individually

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Who founded Gestalt Psychology?

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Hermann Ebbinghuas, Max Wertheimer

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Name the 5 Perspectives

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Neuroscience, Psychodynamic, Behavioral, Cognitive, Humanistic

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Neuroscience Perspective

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Views behavior from the perspective of the brain, and the nervous system

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Psychodynamic Perspective

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Tackles things that people cannot control ( tends to blame mothers)

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12
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Who is key in psychodynamic perspective?

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Sigmund Freud

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Behavioral perspective

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Observable, measurable behavior should be the focus of study

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14
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Who is responsible for behavioral perspective?

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John B. Watson , B. F. Skinner

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Cognitive perspective

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Focus on how people think, and know about the world

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Humanisitc Perspective

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Says people want to grow, develop, and be in control of their lives

17
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Who founded the humanistic perspective

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Carl Rodgers

18
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Free Will

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Idea the behavior is caused primarily by choices that are made freely

19
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Determinism

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Idea that peoples behaviors is caused by factors outside their control

20
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What is the Scientific Method?

A

Approach in which one acquires knowledge and understanding about behavior and other phenomena

21
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Steps in the scientific method?

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  1. Pose a question
  2. Formulate a explanation, develop a hypothesis
  3. carry out research and analyze the data
  4. Show Findings
22
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Hypothesis

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A prediction, stemming from a theory

23
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Archival Research

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Past data used to test hypothesis

24
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Survey Research

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People are asked a serious of questions about their behavior, thoughts, or attitudes

25
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Case Study

A

In-depth, investigation of a individual or a small group

26
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Independent Variable

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The variable that is manipulated by an experimenter

27
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Experimental Group

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Any group in a experiment that receives a treatment

28
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Dependent Variable

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The variable that is measured

29
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Control group

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Group participating in a experiment that receives no treatment

30
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Ph.D vs psy.D

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PhD - Research
Psy D - Treatment

31
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Psychology Family Tree

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Neuroscience , Counseling,
Psychodynamic,
Health

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