Midterm 1 Flashcards
what is psychology?
the study of mind and behavior
william james
1st american psychologist
structuralism
focused on understanding the conscious experience through introspection
functionalism
emphasized how mental activities helped an organism adapt to its environment
sigmund freud
studied the unconscious mind
ID
unconscious part that is the cauldron of raw drives (sex and aggression)
Ego
rational and reasonable
super ego
conscious
5 developmental stages
oral, anal, phallic, latency and genital
gesalt psychology
views mind as a whole
psychoanalytic theory
focus on the role of the unconscious in affecting conscious behavior
ivan pavlov
behavior/conditioned reflex
“dog salivation”
john b watson
behaviorist
B.F. Skinner
behaviorist
- operant conditioning
humanism
Perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that innate to all humans
- Carl rodgers
abrahman maslow
hierarchy of needs
behaviorism
focus on oberservings and controlling
5 pillars of psychology
- biological
- cognitive
- development
- social and personality
- mental and physical health
biopsychology
application on the principles of biology to the study of mental process and behavior
Evolutionary psych
study the biological causes of behavior