Psychology Flashcards
Behaviorism
Belief that all actions of an organism are influenced by its environment
Archetype
A universally understood model of a personality or behavior
Id
According to Freud, the part of the mind that contains basic instincts
Operant conditioning
Learning method in which the consequences of behavior determine whether that behavior will be repeated
Classical conditioning
First stimulus signals a second stimulus (Pavlov)
Psychoanalysis
Therapy in which patient verbalizes thoughts and then confronts defense mechanisms
Super-ego
According to Freud, the part of the mind that is out conscience; formed by influences from figures of authority
Ego
According to Freud, the part of the mind that seeks to meet the needs of the id in reality
Alfred Adler
Austrian doctor who studied the inferiority complex
Alfred Binet
French psychologist who invented the first IQ test with theodor Simon
Paul ekman
American psychologist who studied facial expression and emotion
Erik erikson
Human development
James Gibson
Visual perception
Carl Jung
Defined personality types
Elisabeth kubler-Ross
Studied near death, death and dying