Chapter 1 Flashcards
Dualism
Separation of the mind and the brain
Monism
Conscious product of the brain
Structuralism-Introspection (Person)
Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchner
Structuralism-Introspection (Theory)
Our conciousness can be broken down into essential elements
The Gestalt Viewpoint-ppl
Max Wertheimer
The gestalt viewpoint- theory
to understand cociousness we must study the whole not just its component parts
Functionalism-ppl
William James
Functionalism theory
Our conciousness serves an adaptive purpose by helping us survive
Psychodynamic theory ppl
Sigmund Frued
Psychodynamic Theory theory
Our behavior is influenced by inconcious thoughts,impuses,and desires
Cognitive Psychology ppl
Ulric Neisser
Cognitive Psychology theory
how our brain processes information influences how we behave
Humanostic psychology ppl
Abraham Maslow and carl rogers
humanistic psychology theory
we have free will to live more creative, meaningful, and satisfying lives
modern psycholoical perspectives-6
Biological, humanistic, sociocultural,behavioral,psychodynamic,cognitive,evolutionary