Module 1 Flashcards
What are the two main branches of Psych?
-clinical psych
-research psych
What is clinical psych?
It is the study to help people, to help behaviour problems
What is research psychology?
The study of psychology with the intent to know about the system and how it works.
What are the early concepts and approaches to psychology? (6)
-dualism
-empiricism
-navitism
-phrenology
-structuralism
-behaviourism
Dualism
-Who?
-When?
René Descartes
1600s
Dualism
-meaning
The mind/soul (immaterial) and body (material) are seperate. Strings inside body for movement. First idea of instinctive behaviour.
Empiricism
-who?
-when?
John Locke
1600s
Empiricism
-meaning
People are born with nothing inside, everything we do is experience.
Navitism
-meaning
The idea that children are born with the innate sense of movment and sight.
-a priori (before)
-a posteriori (after)
Phrenology
-who?
-when?
Franz Gall
-1800s
Phrenology
-meaning
That each part of the brain corresponds to a feeling/personality, a brain map was created and people were getting their ‘brain’ read.
Structuralism
-who?
-when?
Wundt, Tichener
-1800s, 1900s
Strucuralism
-meaning
-The study of observations, used introspection to ask people what they are feeling. Wanted to know what people are experiencing.
Behaviourism
-who?
-when?
Watson, Skinner
1900s
Behaviour
-meaning
-The study of pure observations and the behaviour of people. With the notion that positive consequence leads to increase of behaviour and negative consequence leads to decrease of behaviour.
