Schools of Psychology Flashcards

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The school of psychology founded by John B. Watson. Defines psychology as the scientific study of observable behavior

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Behaviorism

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Wilhem Wundt. Maintains that conscious experience breaks down into objective sensations and subjective feelings.

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Structuralism

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William James. Emphasizes the purposes of behavior and mental processes.

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Functionalism

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The psychological perspective that emphasizes the influence of psychology on behavior.

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Biological

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The psychological view that assumes the existence of the self, importance of self awareness and the freedom to make choices.

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Humanistic

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Sigmund Freud. importance of unconscious motives and conflicts as determinants of human behavior

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Psychoanalysis

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One of the founders of the school of functionalism

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William James

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structuralism

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Wilhem Wundt

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introduced the concept of reinforcement

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BF Skinner

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Psychoanalysis

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Sigmund Freud

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Teacher of Psychology

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Socrates

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