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Intro to Psychology Flashcards

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What 2 things make something “science”?

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  1. Claims have to be supported by facts

2. It has to be comparable

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What are the 4 goals of psychology?

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  1. Describe
  2. Understand
  3. Predict
  4. Influence/Change/Modify
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What are the 3 ways of ‘doing’ psych?

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  1. Teaching
  2. Experimental psychologist
  3. Applied psychologists
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Differences b/w psychologist and psychiatrist?

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Psychologist:
-PhD/PsyD
-training emphasizes research methods
-not approved to administer medication
-broad fields of study
Psychiatrist:
-MD
-training in treatment of mental behavior/issues
-licensed to prescribe straight out of med school
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What makes pseudo-psychology not a real science and what are some examples?

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It can’t be scientifically backed

ex: horoscopes, palm-readings, fortune telling

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List the 7 perspectives of psychology

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  1. Biological 2. Developmental
  2. Humanistic 4. Cognitive
  3. Behavioral 6. Psychodynamic
  4. Sociocultural
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Biological psych looks at _______ and _______ from many different biological aspects

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behavior and emotion

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What are biological psych’s 2 main fields of study?

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Neuroscience and evolutionary psych

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Which perspective did Rene Descartes contribute to?

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Biological

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What is evolutionary psychology?

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Biological bases of mental traits shared by all humans

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Cognitive psychology views humans as ___________ ___________ systems

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Information processing

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What 2 terms best describe cognitive psych?

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Thoughts & mental processes

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Who are the two main sources of cognitive psych?

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Willhelm Wundt and William James

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What 2 terms best describe behavioral psych?

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Learning and environment

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Who are the main sources of behavioral psych?

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B.F. Skinner, John B. Watson, Ivan Pavlov

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What is an example of operant conditioning?

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Training a dog and rewarding it with treats

17
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What is a humanistic therapist’s main goal?

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Help their patient reach their fullest potential

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Who are the main sources of humanistic psych?

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Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow

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What do humanistic psychs believe about behavior?

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Behavior is influenced by our environment

20
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Maslow’s pyramid from top to bottom

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  1. Self-actualization
  2. Self-esteem
  3. Love+social belonging
  4. Safety
  5. Physiological needs
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What do psychodynamic psychs study?

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Processes in our unconscious mind

22
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Main source of psychodynamic psych

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Sigmund Freud

23
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What perspective would not mix well with psychodynamic and why?

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Behavioral because it’s external and psycho is internal

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What’s a Freudian slip?

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Accidental remark that comes from the unconscious mind

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Sources of developmental psych?

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Mary Ainsworth and Jean Piaget

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What do developmental psychs study?

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Personal development throughout lifespan

27
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What is believed by sociocultural psychs?

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Social and cultural influences can overpower other factors

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Who are the main sources of sociocultural psych?

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Stanley Milgram and Philip Zimbardo

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What is Joseph Gall known for?

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Austrian physician who invented phrenology

30
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What is phrenology?

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Study of correspondence between shape of skull and personality traits

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Who established the first psych lab?

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Willhelm Wundt

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Who established the first psych lab in the US?

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William James

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What did Signmund Freud’s theories help us build our views on?

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Childhood, dreams, personality, and sexuality

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What’s structuralism and who studied it?

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Breaking down all matter into simple elements (ideas, sensations) and structures, relies on introspection, Wundt and Titchener

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What’s functionalism and who studied it?

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Function of behavior, Charles darwin and William James

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