Chapter 1: The Discipline of Psychology Flashcards
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7 main hubs
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- social sciences
- math
- medicine
- earth sciences
- chemistry
- physics
- psychology
2
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psychology is a combination of these two words
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- psyche(soul)
- logos(the objective study of)
3
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two major roots of psychology
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philosophy and natural sciences
4
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the first experimental psychologist
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wilhelm wundt
5
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william james
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- coined the term “stream of consciousness”
- functionalism
- “principles of psychology” dominated the field for 50 years
6
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max wertheimer
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- gestalt psychology founder
- focused on the “whole” of behaviour
7
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biological psychology
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- focused on physical and chemical changes that cause behavior and mental processes
8
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structuralism
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- the school of thought concerned with analyzing sensations and personal experiences into basic elements
- William wundt
9
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carl rogers
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- developed client-centered therapy
10
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hermann von helmholtz
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- his work on the speed of nerve signaling supported that the mind had a physical basis
11
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individual differences
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- an approach to psych that investigates variations in behavior from one person to the next
- personality
12
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functionalism
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the school of psychology that focuses on the adaptive functions of behaviour
13
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gestalt psychology
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a school of psychology emphasizing the study of thinking, learning, and perception in whole units(not by analysis into parts)
14
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sigmund freud
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- developed psychodynamic theory and its applications to treat psychological disorders
- founded the study of personality
15
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clinical psychology
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the psychological perspective that seeks to explain, define, and treat abnormal behaviors
