History & Approaches

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Psychology

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Science of behavior and mental processes

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Socrates & Plato

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Felt nature and genetics controlled how you act

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Aristotle

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The environment you are in shapes you

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John Locke

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Blank Slate Theory- Mind is at birth a blank slate & what we know comes from experiences

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Wilhelm Wundt

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1879 establishes 1st psychology laboratory at University of Leipzig, Germany
Generally considered starting point of psychology as a science

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G Stanley Hall

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Student of Wundt
Establishes 1st American laboratory at John Hopkins
Founded 1st American psych journal
Founded American Psychological Association (APA)

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Edward Titchener

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Student of Wundt

Creates first true perspective of psychology (structuralism)

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Structuralism

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Identify elements/structures of mental process

Introspection

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William James

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American psychologist and philosopher

Creates Functionalism

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Functionalism

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Identify purposes/functions of the mind:
Why is human thought adaptive?
Natural flow of thought, or stream of consciousness
Reintroduces Darwin’s Theory
Body & brain evolves through learning & experiences

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Psychoanalytical Perspective

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Unconscious mind controls much of our thoughts and action

Sigmund Freud

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Behavioral Perspective

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Explain human thought and behavior by looking at observable behaviors
Ivan Pavlov, John Watson, B.F. Skinner

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Humanistic Perspective

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Guided by your need
Humanists stress free will & choice
Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers

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Biopsychology (Neuroscience)

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You are who you are by genetics, hormones, brain (dys) function

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Evolutionary Perspective

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Human behavior in terms of natural selection and survival traits
Charles Darwin

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Cognitive Perspective

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Human behavior is explained in terms of how we interpret, process, & remember environmental events
How we view the world

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Social-Cultural Perspective

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Influence of groups and cultures on the way we think and act

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Applied Psychology

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Practical and interactive psychology

Use of psych principles and theories to overcome problems in other areas

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Basic Psychology

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Research fields of psychology

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Therapy

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Help run treatments

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School

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Depression, anxiety, stress, drug abuse

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Clinical

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Diagnose problems

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Industrial-Organizational

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Monitor productivity, work in businesses

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Forensic

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Analyze criminals, wok in legal system

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Sports

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Set goals, motivation, drugs, anxiety, injury, depression

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Developmental

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Children and how they grow/develop

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Social

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Race, how people interact

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Cognitive

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How people think/solve problems

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Experimental

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Run experiments

Big on basic psych

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Magaret Floy Washburn

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First woman to get a PhD in psychology

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Mary Calkins

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First woman president of APA

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Francis Sumner

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First African American to get PhD in psych

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Kennet B Clark

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Helped to desegregate schools

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Psychiatrist

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Study, asses, and treat people with disorders but as medical doctors they may prescribe drugs in addition to psychotherapy

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Psychiatry

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The study of mental disorders