psych exam

Question 1

Frances Gealton

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maintained that personality and ability depend almost entirely on genetics ingeriitance

Question 2

charles darwin

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theory of evolution survival of the fittest orgin of the species

Question 3

william wundt

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introspection psychology became the scientific study of conscious experince (rather than science) father of modern or scientific psychology structralism was the approach and introspection

Question 4

john watsom

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founder of behaviorism, generalism applied classical conditioning skills to advertising most famous for little albert experiment

Question 5

Alfred adler

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neo Freudian believed that childhood social not sexual tension are crucial for personality formation

Question 6

carl jung

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disciple of freud who extended his theories believed in a collective unconscious as well as a personal unconscious that is aware of ancient archetypes

Question 7

Gardon allport

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three levels of traits 1. cardinal trait dominant trait that chracterozes your life 2. central trait common to all 3. secondary trait surfaces in some situations and not in others

Question 8

albert ellis

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father of rational emotive therapy which focuses on altering clients pattersn of irrational thinking to reduce maladaptive behavior and emotion

Question 9

albert maslow

Answer 9

humanist psychologist who said we have a series of needs which must be met tou cant achieve self