psychology 1.3 Flashcards
structuralism
early history psychology that focused on breaking down mental processes.
lad franklin
women who was enrolled in john hopkins but what denied because she was a woman.
functionalism
focusus on fucntions of our mental processes and behavior (promoted by william james)
William james
father of u.s psychology
psychoanalysis
emphasizes unconscious mental activity and long lasting experiences of childhood
behaviorism
emphasizes observable behavior over internal mental processes (led by john watson)
multiculturalism
how culture influences owns actions and behaviors
humanism
emphasizes how human nature is good and people actually want to grow into good human beings (carl rogers)
altruism
feeling concern for other people and helping them in an unselfish way
cognitive psychology
emphasizes process such as thinking, language, attention, memory and intelligence.
neuroscience
behavior and biologicial functioning of the brain
positive psychology
emphasizes peoples strengths and success
biopshysosocial phsycology
focuses on how the brain gets genetic personality and inherits traits