Chapter 1: The Science Of Psychology Flashcards
Who created objective introspection, and what is it?
Wundt, describing sensation.
What are the four goals of psychology?
Description (what), explanation (why), prediction (when), and control (how can it be changed).
Who created structuralism and what is it?
Titchner, focused on sensation and perception
Who created functionalism and what is it
William James, focused on the application of the mind toward everyday functions.
What is the Gestalt approach and who created it?
Wertheimer, the holistic approach.
What is paychoanalysis and who created it?
Freud, the unconscious mind and suppressed memories and emotions.
What is behaviorism and who created it?
Watson, you could train the mind to produce a certain response.
What describes a positive correlation?
The variables move together.
What describes a negative correlation?
The variables move in opposite directions.
Animals are used in approximately what percentage of psychological studies?
7%
