Psychology test Flashcards
What is psychology?
Study of the mind and the behaviours that result from what goes on in it.
What is classical conditioning?
Someone/thing responds to a stimulus in a way that does not bring about that response
Who studied classical conditioning in dogs?
Dr. Ivan Pavlov
Who is the father of psychoanalysis?
Sigmund Freud
The human mind has 3 aspects which influence their instincts or behaviour called…:
The Ego
The Id
The Superego
What is the Ego
The consciuos, rational part of the mind, operates on the reality principle.
What is the Id?
The unconscious, insinctual part of the mind, operates on the pleasure principle. (aggression, sexual)
What is the superego?
The unconscious, moral centre of the mind. (The id and superego are in constant conflict).
What theory did John Watson make?
Behaviourism
What is behaviourism
The idea that all behaviours are acquired through conditioning. (Actions with positive outcomes will be repeated)
What did Maslow make and theorize?
Hierarchy of needs - Humanist psychologists
What did Carl Jung study?
Behaviour
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