Prologue Chapter Module (The Story of Psychology)

Question 1

Empirical Approach

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An evidence-based method that draws on observation and experimentation.

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Scientific Attitude

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Curious, skeptic, and humble.

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Critical Thinking

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Thinking that does not automatically accept arguments and conclusions.

Examines assumptions, appraises the source, discerns hidden biases, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions.

Unpredicted interesting findings and disproving predictable myths.

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Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920)

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Established the first psychological laboratory in Germany.

Studied reaction time based on hearing.

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Structuralism

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An early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Titchener.

Used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind.

Breaking things down.

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Functionalism

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An early school of thought promoted by James and influenced by Darwin.

Explored how mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish.

Asking why things are the way they are? What purpose do they carry?

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Mary Whiton Calkins

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Denied a Phd from Harvard

Studied under James.

First female president of the American Psychological Association (APA).

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Margaret Floy Washburn

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First female psychology PhD.

The Animal Mind

Second female APA president.

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Behaviourism

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Pavlov, Skinner, and Thorndike
Watson + Rayner - Behaviorism and humans (Little Albert)

Dismissed introspection. Observable behaviours should be the focus of psychological study.

1) Should be an objective science

2) Studies behavior without reference to mental processes.

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Freudian (Pyschoanalytic) Psychology

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Concerned with the ways our unconscious mind and childhood experiences affect our behaviour.

Sigmund Freud

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Humanistic Psychology

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Historically significant perspective that emphasized human growth potential.

Rogers and Maslow.

Focus on needs for love and acceptance, and environments of nurture.

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Cognitive Psychology

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The study of mental processes that occur when we perceive, learn, remember, think, communicate, and problem solve.

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Cognitive Neuroscience

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The interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition.

Including perception, thinking, memory, and language.

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Modern Definitionof Pyschology

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The science of behavior and mental processes.

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Nature-Nurture Issue

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Controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviours.

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Evolutionary Psychology

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The study of the evolution of behavior and the mind, using principles of natural selection.

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Behavior Genetics

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The study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior.

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Positive Psychology

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The scientific study of human flourishing, with the goals of discovering and promoting stregnths and virtues that help individuals and communities to thrive.

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Biopsychosocial Approach

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An integrated approach that incorporates biological psychological, and social-cultural levels of anaylsis.

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Levels of Analysis

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The differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given .

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Biological Influence

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Genetic predispositions (genetically influence traits)

Genetic Mutations

Natural selection and adaptive traits and behaviors

Genes responding to the environment

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Psychological Influences

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Learned fears and other learned expectations

Emotional Responses

Cognitive Processing and perceptual interpretations

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Social-Cultural Influences

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Presence of others

Cultura, societal, and family expectations

Peer and other group influences

Compelling models (such as in the media)

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Basic Research

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Field in psychology

Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base.

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Applied Research

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Field in psychology

A scientific study that aims to solve practical problems.

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Counseling Psychologists

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A branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living and in achieving greater well-being.

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Clinical Psychologists

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A branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders.

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Psychiatrist

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A branch of medicine dealing iwth psychological disorders.

Practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical treatments as well as psychological therapy.

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Community Psychologists

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A branch of psychology that studies how people interact with their social environments and how social institutions affect individuals and groups.

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Pyschological Hacks to Flourishing

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Sleep

Exercise

Longterm goals with daily aims

Growth mindset

Prioritize relationships

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Testing Effect

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Enhanced memory after retrieving, rather than simply rereading information.

Question 32

Studying Tips

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Distribute your study time

Learn to think critically

Process information actively

Overlearn