Chapter 1: The science of psychology Flashcards
What is psychology
scientific study of behavior and mental process
who opened the first psych lab and developed the technique of objective introspect
Wilhelm Wundt
who brought structuralism to America
Edward Titchener
who proposed fuctionalsim
William James
who was the first women to earn PhD
Mary whiten calkins
who was the first African American to earn Phd
Francis Cecil summer
who proposed the existence of an unconscious mine
sigmund freud
who proposed behavioralism
John b Watson
which modern perspective focuses on the development of motivations behind a person’s behavior?
Psychodynamic
Which modern perspective focuses on operant conditioning of voluntary behavior?
behavioral
Which modern perspective focuses on that people have free will
humanistic
which modern perspective focuses on memory, intelligence, perception, problem solving, and learning?
Cognitive
Which modern perspective focuses on the relationship between social behavior and culture?
sociocultural
Which modern perspective attributes human and animal behavior to biological events occurring, hormones, and the activity of the nervous system?
bio psychological
which modern perspective looks at the way the mind works and the reason that it works?
evolutionary
who diagnoses and treats psychological disorders?
psychatrist
who focuses on the environment conditions that can impact mental disorders?
social worker
who gives therapy and psychological theories?
psychologist
What type of research watches humans or animals behave in their normal environment?
natural observation
What type of research studies one individual in great detail?
case studies
what type of research asks a series of questions about the topic?
surveys
Which variable is manipulated by the experimenter
independent variable
which variable represents the measurable response or behavior
dependent variable
which group has subjects that are subjected to the IV
experimental group
which group doesn’t have subjects that are subjected to the IV
control group
Who can prescribe medication to patients
psychiatrist
variables that may interfere with measuring the dependent variable and therefore changing the outcome of an experiment are called
cofounding variables
which modern perspective focuses on free will, self-actualization and helping patients solve their own issues
humanistic
which of the modern perspectives focuses on the unconscious as being the primary explanation for why we think and act the way we do?
psychodynamic
who is best known as the father of American psychology and taught the first psychology class in the US at Harvard
William James
T or F. nature referes to life experiences that may shape our personality development
false
if a study can repeat using multiple different sample groups and the research keeps getting the same results it is said to be
reliable
