psychology 1.3 Flashcards

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structuralism

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early history psychology that focused on breaking down mental processes.

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lad franklin

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women who was enrolled in john hopkins but what denied because she was a woman.

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functionalism

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focusus on fucntions of our mental processes and behavior (promoted by william james)

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William james

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father of u.s psychology

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psychoanalysis

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emphasizes unconscious mental activity and long lasting experiences of childhood

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behaviorism

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emphasizes observable behavior over internal mental processes (led by john watson)

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multiculturalism

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how culture influences owns actions and behaviors

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humanism

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emphasizes how human nature is good and people actually want to grow into good human beings (carl rogers)

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altruism

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feeling concern for other people and helping them in an unselfish way

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cognitive psychology

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emphasizes process such as thinking, language, attention, memory and intelligence.

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neuroscience

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behavior and biologicial functioning of the brain

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positive psychology

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emphasizes peoples strengths and success

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biopshysosocial phsycology

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focuses on how the brain gets genetic personality and inherits traits

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