Chp 1 Flashcards
Psychoanalytic Perspective
Stresses the influence if unconscious forces on human behavior
Associationism
Theory that regards simple association of ideas or sensations as the primary basis of meaning, thought, or learning
Sociocultural Perspective
Studies the influence of ethnicity, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status on behavior and mental process
Ethnic Group
United by their cultural heritage, race, language, or common history
Learning Perspective
Emphasizes the effects of experience on behavior
Social-learning Theory
Suggests that people can change their environment or create new ones
Evolutionary Perspective
Focuses on the evolution of behavior and mental process
Cognitive Perspective
Emphasizes the role that thoughts play in determining behavior
Humanistic Perspective
Stresses the human capacity for self-fulfillment and the importance of conscious, self-awareness, and capacity to make choices
Psychoanalysis
Emphasizes the importance of unconscious motives and internal conflicts in determining human behavior
Behavior
Is any action that other people can observe or measure
Psychodynamic Thinking
Assumed that most of what exists in an individual’s mind is unconscious and consists of conflicting impulses, urges, or wishes
Cognitive Activities
Engaged in mental processes
Functionalism
Mental process that help organisms adapt to their environment
Theory
Statement that attempts to explain why things are
