Chapter 1 Flashcards
Wilhelm Wundt
Founder of psychology; established first scientific laboratory
Introspection
Careful self examination and reporting conscious experiences(looking inward)
Structuralism
Uses introspection to reveal mind structure
Edward Titchener
Founded structuralism
William James
Functionalism
Functionalism
Focuses on functions of behavior
Behaviorism
Psychology should limit itself to the study of observable behavior
John B Watson
Founder of behaviorism
B. F. Skinner
Studied how behavior is shaped by rewards and punishments, behaviorism
Behavior genetics perspective
Genes and environmental influence people
Evolutional perspective
Focuses on natural selection and behavior
Cognitive perspective
Focuses on how we encode, process, and store info
Sociocultural perspective
How behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures
Sociocultural influences
Peers, culture, society
Research samples
Need to be broadly representative of populations to which they wish to generalize their findings
Positive psychology
Emphasizes human virtues and assets, rather than weaknesses and deficits
Clinical psychologists
evaluate and treat individuals with mental or psychological disorders
Psychiatrists
Medical doctors who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
Mary Whiton Calkins
1st female APA president
Margaret Floy Washburn
First woman in the U.S. to earn a PhD in psychology, 2nd APA female president
Hypothesis
Testable prediction
Theory
Explanation that predicts behavior/ events