FRQ #1 Flashcards
Behavioral psychology
Study of observable behavior explained by the principles of learning
Biological psychology
Studies links between biological and psychological processes and believes us to be a consequence of our genetics
Cognitive psychology
Studies the mental activities associated with thinking and knowing
Evolutionary approach
Studies roots of behavior using natural selection
Humanistic psychology
Study of the promotion of self-growth and self-fulfillment
Psychodynamic psychology
Study of how unconscious drives influence behavior
Social-cultural psychology
Studies of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking
Empiricism
Knowledge originates in experience (science should rely on observation)
Structuralism
Early school of psych that used introspection to explore the minds structural elements
Functionalism
School of psych focusing on our mental/behavioral processes
Humanism
Significant perspective emphasizing the growth potential of people and individuals
Behaviorism
View that psych should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes
Socrates and Plato
Mind separate from body
Aristotle
Knowledge is learned experience (empiricist)
Descartes
Cogito Ergo Sum
- innate knowledge (empiricist)
