ITP CHAP 1 Flashcards
What is the Psychology?
Scientific study of mental processess and behevaoir
Psyche- Soul or Mind
Logy- Scientific
What is structuralism?
Understanding conscious experience through the use of introspection–Welhelm Wundt
What is functionalism?
Focuses on mental activities, that helps organism to adapt environment
What is psychoanalytic theory?
The role of unconsios affecting the conscious behaviour - freud
What Gestalt Psychology?
Focuses on the wholeness of man rather than its individual parts
What is behevaoirism!
Observation and controlling behaviour
What is humanism?
Emphasizes the potential for good, that is innate to a all human
Who is Welhelm wundt?
Father of psychology, founder of psych lab in liezpig, Germany in 1879.
Who is Welhelm wundt?
Father of psychology, founder of psych lab in liezpig, Germany in 1879.
What is introspection
Process by which someone examines their counsious experience and breakingdowm it into components
Who is the prominent figure of functionalism?
William James
It involves associating neutral stimulus to unconditioned stimulus to elecit and conditioned response
Classical conditioning - Ivan pavlov
Automatically triggers response
Unconditioned stimulus
Automatically triggers response
Unconditioned stimulus
Natural response to the unconditioned stimulus
Unconditioned response
What is Conditioned stimulus?
Neutral stimulus being associated with unconditioned stimulus begin to elecit a condition response.
What is Conditioned response?
Neutral stimulus being associated with unconditioned stimulus begin to elecit a condition response.
It is a learned response to the conditioned stimulus
Conditioned response
Founder of behaviourism focus more on observable behaviour rather than mental processess
John b watson
Founder of behaviourism focus more on observable behaviour rather than mental processess
John b watson
Who is B. F SKINNER
Prominent psychologist in his work operant condition which shapes behevaoir by punishment and reinforcement
What are the hierarchy of needs created by Abraham Maslow?
Self actualization-self esteem- Love and belonging- safety and security- physiological needs
What is client centered therapy by Carl Rogers?
Emphasizes supportive therapeutic environment to foster personal growth
What is Biopsychology?
Focuses on the structure and function of nervous system that generates behaviour