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Edward B. Tichener

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Inventor of structuralism.

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Structuralism

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Complex conscious experiences can be broken down into elemental structures.

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Charles Darwin

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Evolution of psychology.

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Sigmund Freud

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Believed that behavior was caused by hidden unconscious reasons - psychoanalysis

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B.F. Skinner

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Behaviorist - reinforcement or punishment to shape behavior of rats and pigeons

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Carl Rogers

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Humanistic psychology - emphasized conscious experiences of clients rather than unconscious

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Abraham Maslow

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Theory of motivation that emphasized psychological growth

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Biological Perspective

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Study of the physical bases of human and animal behavior, including nervous system, endocrine system, immune system, genetics… Neuroscience

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Neuroscience

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Study of the nervous system- brain

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Psychodynamic Perspective

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Psychoanalysis- emphasize the importance of unconscious influences, early life experience, and interpersonal relationships

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Behavioral Perspective

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Watson and skinner - how behavior is acquired or modded by environmental causes

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Humanistic Perspective

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Rogers and Maslow - focuses on motivation of people to grow psychologically. Influence of interpersonal relationships, importance of choice and self direction in reaching potential

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Positive Psychology Perspective

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Think positive

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Cognitive Perspective

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Mental processes, critical thinking, problem solving, language development

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Cross-Cultural Perspective

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How culture affects the way we think

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Evolutionary Perspective

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Darwin - individual members of species compete for survival- some better than others, natural selection

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Psychiatry

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Medical specialty, Ned degree - order therapies and meds

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Clinical psychologist

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Not MDs. Can study

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Wilhelm Wundt

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Used scientific method to study fundamental psychological processes. Father of Psychology

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4 Goals

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Describe behavior
Predict
Explain
Influence

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