Chapter 1 Flashcards
psychology
a scientific study of behavior and mental processes
mental processes
learning, thinking, emotions and memories
Goals of Psych
Description
Explaination
Prediction
Control
Structuralism
William Wundt
William Wundt
First psych lab in Germany (1879)
Introspection
the mind consists of basic elements
functionalism
William James
William James
focuses on adaptation living
Gestalt Psych
the whole is greater than the sum of its parts
psychanalysis
Sigmund Freud created this
Sigmund Freud
first neurologist in the late 19th century
Watson and Behaviorism
Watson believed fear are from experiences
Behaviorism
study of behaviors
psychodynamic
focus on the unconscious and early development
Behavioral focus
focus on operant, conditioning, punishment, and reinforcement
humanistic
people have the freedom to choose their own destiny
Biopsychology
attribute to human and animal behavior to biological events
Cognitive
memory, intelligence, precision, and learning
Sociocultural
relationship between social behavior and culture
Evolutionary
biological, mental traits shared by all humans
Psychiatrist
usually not thepary (meds side of things)
Therapist
marriage, and family counseling
Psychiatric Social worker
clinical social work, hospital setting
Psychologist
not medical doctors- clinical degree