Physiology

Question 1

William Wundt..

Answer 1

Observed inner workings of the mind (conducting on sensation, perception, attention) (structuralism)

Question 2

William Janes..

Answer 2

Studied development of children, how learning/education can improve, how men and women behaved differently (functionalism)

Question 3

Sigmund Frued..

Answer 3

Medical doctor specializing in problems in the nerve system

Question 4

John Watson..

Answer 4

Only studied what can be observed

Question 5

1950’s..

Answer 5

Emphasizes the unique qualities of human (humanism)

Question 6

1950’s-now

Answer 6

Cognitive psychology

Question 7

Maslow

Answer 7

Bottom to top..

1. physiological needs (hunger and thirst)
2. safety and security (feel safe and secure)
3. belongingness and love needs (be loved and belonged)
4. esteem needs (need to achieve)
5. cognitive needs (knowledge and understanding of things)
6. aesthetic needs (order/beauty in surroundings)
7. need for self fulfillment (live life to full potential)

Question 8

B.F Skinner..

Answer 8

Operant Conditioning..
a method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishment of behaviour
a positive reinforcement, something added (great job)

Question 9

Ivan Pavlow

Answer 9

Classical Conditioning..
two stimuli are linked together to produce a new learned response in an animal or person
1. USC produces UCR (NS)
2. UCS associated with CS
3. CS associated with UCS to create CR

Question 10

ID,Ego,Superego

Answer 10

ID- unconscious mind (i want it now)
Ego- Conscious + rational part of mind (maybe i can find a compromise)
Superego- Unconscious mind, tells us what to do and don’t (nice people don’t do that)

Question 11

6 branches of psychology

Answer 11

1. structuralism
2. functionalism
3. psychoanalysis
4. behaviourism
5. humanism
6. cognitive psychology

Question 12

Memory?

Answer 12

capacity to acquire, retain, recall knowledge and skills

Question 13

Episodic memory

Answer 13

ability to recall events from the past

Question 14

semantic memory

Answer 14

knowledge of how the world works

Question 15

procedural memory

Answer 15

memory of how to do things

Question 16

harlow experiment

Answer 16

harlow wanted to study developing primates, taking them to a nursery setting away from their biological mothers.
events in early childhood have a profound effect on our emotional behaviour.

Question 17

heredity

Answer 17

some emotional capacities are inherited (smile)

Question 18

learning

Answer 18

reactions to life experiences are set for us and modelled by others at a very young age

Question 19

maturity

Answer 19

emotions and reactions develop with age