Psychology Flashcards

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Study of behavior and mental process; how people think act, react and interact

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Psychology

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Psyche + logos

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mind/soul + study

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Study of mental processes by specifying
the elements of consciousness through
introspection

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Structuralism

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Father of Psychology ; Structuralism

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Wilhelm Wundt

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Addresses the social structure as a
whole and in terms of the necessary
function of its constituent elements
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Functionalism

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Psychoanalysis; “Life force” / libido / sex drive influences the unconscious mind of a
child’s personality

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Sigmund Freud

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William James

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Functionalism

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Libido: not only sex drive but the desire to excel

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Carl Jung

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Gestalt

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configuration, form, holistic,

structure, pattern

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10
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We experience things as unified beings

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Gestalt Psychology

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“There are wholes, the behavior of which is not determined by that of their
individual elements, but where the part processes
are themselves determined by the intrinsic nature of the whole.”

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Max Wertheimer

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“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.”

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Wolfgang Köhler

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Max Wertheimer
Wolfgang Kohler
Kurt Koffka

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Gestalt Psychology

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All behavior can be explained by
environmental causes rather than by
internal forces

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Behaviorism

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  • “The Little Albert Experiment”: Baby

Albert was conditioned with loud noise to cry upon seeing a white rat

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John Watson

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Operant conditioning: “Skinner box”

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B.F. Skinner

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Classical conditioning: Pavlov’s dog

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Ivan Pavlov

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John Watson
B.F. Skinner
Ivan Pavlov

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Behviorism

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Study of mental processes including how
people think, perceive, remember and
learn

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Cognitivism

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Stages of cognitive development

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Jean Piaget

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Working memory

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Alan David Baddeley

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Abraham Maslow

Carl Roggers

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Fundamental and uniquely human needs and issues

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Abraham Maslow

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Unconditional positive regard

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Carl Roggers

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Rollo May
Existentialism
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Humanistic themes of death, free will and meaning; Meaning can be shaped by myths or narrative patterns and can be encouraged by an acceptance of the free will
Existentialism
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Increase in the size of the whole or any | of its parts
Growth
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Progressive increase in the individual’s capacities in terms of maturation and learning; Onset and progression of an individual’s capacity to functions
Development
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Conception to birth; Orderly, definite, predictable
Process
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Gross to fine skill
Sequential
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head-to-toe
Cephalo-caudal
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From the center (heart) | outwards
Proximo-distal
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Neonatal reflexes
Rooting, sucking, palmar grasp, Babinski
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process by which an offspring follows and imitates as models his / her parents
imprinting (in animals)
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Psychosexual Development
Sigmund Freud
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Stages of Psychosexual Development
``` Oral Stage (0-1.5 years) Anal Stage (1.5-3 years) Phallic Stage (3-6 years) Latency Stage (6-12 years) Genital Stage (Puberty to Adulthood) ```
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Stage of Psychosexual Development: Oral Stage
Exploration of the world through the | mouth (sucking, biting)
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Stage of Psychosexual Development: Anal Stage
Control of urination and defecation | expelling or retaining feces
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Stage of Psychosexual Development: Phallic Stage
Awareness of genital area (sexuality | explored)
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Stage of Psychosexual Development: Latency Stage
Personality development prominent, expanding social contacts in school (sexuality refined)
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Stage of Psychosexual Development: Genital Stage
Development of sexual maturity and | establishing mature relationships
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a neo-psychoanalytic theorist; Personality development is a lifelong process through eight stages; The outcome of each stage is dependent on the outcome of the previous stage (resolving each stage's ego crisis).
Erik Erikson
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Psychosocial Development stages (Erik Erikson)
Stage 1. Trust vs. Mistrust (0-18 months) Stage 2. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (18 months - 3 years) Stage 3. Initiative vs. Guilt (3-5 years) Stage 4. Industry vs. Inferiority (5-13 years) Stage 5. Identity vs. Role Confusion (13-21 years) Stage 6. Intimacy vs. Isolation (20-40 years) Stage 7. Generativity vs. Stagnation (40-60 years) Stage 8. Integrity vs. Despair (60 years onwards)
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Psychosocial Development (EE): Stage 1. Trust vs. Mistrust (0-18 months)
Virtue: Hope; Significant person: mother or primary caretaker; Needs should be met and care consistent
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``` Psychosocial Development (EE): Stage 2. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (18 months - 3 years) ```
Virtue: Will; Independence and negativism (learning to say “no” before “yes”)
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Psychosocial Development (EE): Stage 3. Initiative vs. Guilt (3-5 years)
Virtue: Purpose; Learning to plan and carry out actions and to get along with peers as an autonomous and independent person
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Psychosocial Development (EE): Stage 4. Industry vs. Inferiority (5-13 years)
Virtue: Competence; Learning new skills and takes pride in the things made; Pleasure and satisfaction from the completion of tasks
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Psychosocial Development (EE): Stage 5. Identity vs. Role Confusion (13-21 years)
Virtue: Fidelity; Integrating different images of the self into a whole; Identity crisis
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Psychosocial Development (EE): Stage 6. Intimacy vs. Isolation (20-40 years)
Virtue: Love; "To love and to work"; Relating well with others
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Psychosocial Development (EE): Stage 7. Generativity vs. Stagnation (40-60 years)
Virtue: Care; Generativity: raising children, guiding the next generation, creativity, altruism; Stagnation: self-concern, isolation, absence of intimacy; Midlife crisis
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Psychosocial Development (EE): Stage 8. Integrity vs. Despair (60 years onwards)
Virtue: Wisdom; Ego integrity: wisdom from life experiences, looking back at life with meaning; pleasant reflections and present pursuits; Despair: loss of hope, i.e. "I haven't accomplished what I wanted to in life; it’s too late."