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Nature Of Psychology Flashcards

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Define Psychology in greek times

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Psyche- mind/soul
Logos- study

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Psychology 1900s

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Study of behavior

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Modern Psychology

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Systematic study of behavior and experiences

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First goal of psychology

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Description: give it a name, everything happens to have a description especially with behaviors.

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Second goal of psychology

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Explanation: Giving an explanation why certain behaviors are that way

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Third goal of psychology

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Prediction: Determining whag will happen in the future.

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Fourth goal of psychology

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Control: To modify some behaviors

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16th century Psychology

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Psychological problems are perceived as caused by evil spirits, thus they drill a hole in the skull- threphining

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17th century Psychology

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Rene Descartes
Hollow pipe
Animal spirits

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18th century

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Moral character, intelligence, etc. are discerned from the number of bumps on the person’s head- phrenology

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Structuralism

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Wilheim Wundt
Breaking down mental experiences into pieces

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Functionalism

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William James
Tries to understand why humans and animals develop certain psychological aspects

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Gestalt

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Wertheimer
The whole is greater than its parts

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Psychoanalysis

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Sigmund Freud
Unconscious mind

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Behaviorism

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B.F Skinner
Conditioning
What is visible

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Behaviorism

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B.F Skinner
Conditioning
What is visible

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Existentialism

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Human freewill

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Existentialism

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Human freewill

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Humanistic

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Humans are inherently good

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Physio/bio or
Neurobiological

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Study of human body but have scientific explanations

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Behavioristic

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Perceiving a phenomena abt human nature; such as habits

Focusing on observable behaviors

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Psychodynamics

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Still on the unconscious

Influence of the unconscious to the conscious mind

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Humanistic

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There is potential good in humans and take change in actions as we are active learners

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Humanistic

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There is potential good in humans and take change in actions as we are active learners

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Evolutionary Approach

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Human evolution and adaptations

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Epigenetics

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Genetics

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Epigenetics

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Genetics

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Eco-cultural

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Influence of culture and ethnicities

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Importance of psychology (3)

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Understanding of self
Learning about others
Solve problems

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