Prologue Flashcards
What are the two classes of psychology
structuralism and functionalism
what is functionalism
functionalism is the study of how mental processes enable us to adapt, survive and flourish
what is structuralism
the use of introspection to define the mind’s makeup
who was the first psychologist
Wilhelm Wundst – german
from 1920s to 1960s what were the 2 major forces in psychology
behabiourism and freudian psychology
how did cognitive revolution affect psychology
it emphasized on the study of mental processes and made them legitimate to study
what is psychology
science of behaviour and mental processes
how many current psychology perspectives are there?
7:
- neuroscience
- cognition
- evolutionary
- behavioral
- behavior genetics
- psycho-dynamic
- social-cultural
what is the neuroscience perspective?
how brain and body function to enable emotions/ memories and sensory recognition
what is the cognitive perspective?
cognition is how we code and store information
what is the evolutionary perspective
how has natural selection promoted the survival of our genes
what is the social cultural perspective
how has behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures
what is behavioural genetics
how has our genes and environment influenced our individual differences
what is the psychodynamic perspective
how our behaviour is driven by unconscious desires and conflicts
what is the behavioural perspective
how we learn from observable responses
who were the two fathers of psychology
wilhelm wundst and william james
who gave the first psyc lecture
william james in harvard
who did the first psych experiment
wilhelm wundst
when was the clinical branch of psychology founded – by who
Freud in the 1800s
in the 1960s what were the 2 major forces in psychology
- behaviorism –behavioural psychologist
2. freudian psychology
What do humanistic psychologist do
they study how environmental influences affect and limit growth potential
What is the greatest debate in psychology?
Nature versus nurture
What was the views of Aristotle and Plato?
Aristotle believed that we gain things through external senses
Plato believed that we inherit character and intelligence
What were the ideals of Locke and Descartes
Locke believed that we are a clean slate and experiences determined our personality
Descartes said some ideas are innate
Who is Edward Thitchner
He is a structuralist that pushed for introspection
Who was the person who first wrote a psych textbook?
William James
Who is Skinner and Watson
They were behaviouralist
When did the cognitive revolution begine
1960
What did humanistic psychologist do
Believed that nurture played an impact that behaviouralism and structuralism was too limiting
What is basic research?
It build’s on psychology’s knowledge base
What is applied research?
tackle problems in the psyc field
