Schools Of Thought

Question 1

Structuralism (1879)

Answer 1

-no technology, first interest in human behavior
- first establishment of schools of thought

Question 2

Who created the first lab?

Answer 2

Vundt, he was also known for wanting to study the atoms of the mind

Question 3

Introspection

Answer 3

Our feelings/cognition/behavior (bx) and trying to understand them

Question 4

Functionalism

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Emphasis on the function of the mind

Question 5

William James

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Influenced by Darwin, wrote the first psych textbook in 1890

Question 6

What is the difference between structure and function?

Answer 6

Structure is the what and function is the why

Question 7

Behaviorism

Answer 7

-Started in 20s

• Focuses on behavior and what can be observed, defined and measured

Question 8

What is the con to behaviorism?

Answer 8

It isn’t accurate

Question 9

BF Skinner

Answer 9

• Skinner box
• instrumental in operant conditioning

Question 10

Operant Conditioning

Answer 10

The idea that we learn through sequences of punishment and reward

Question 11

John Watson

Answer 11

Known for the little Albert studies

Question 12

What were the little Albert studies?

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Watson conditioned a baby to be afraid of white, furry animals b/c he showed the baby a bunny while crashing symbols behind his head

Question 13

What is significant about the little Albert studies?

Answer 13

It led to the idea that fear is a driven response that is learned

Question 14

Condition

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Learned response

Question 15

Psychoanalysis

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Studies the impact of our unconscious minds and how our childhoods affect us in life

Question 16

Who created the idea of psychoanalysis?

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Freud. however, most of his theories were incorrect.

Question 17

Who followed Freuds idea of psychoanalysis?

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Young + Adler

Question 18

Humanistic

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Human nature on what we are doing, emphasis on personal growth

Question 19

Carl Rogers

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Considered the father of humanistic principles

Question 20

Abraham Maslow

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Known for hierarchy of needs, he believed that we must satisfy our basic needs first in order to achieve the best version of ourselves

Question 21

Cognitive

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A broad term that is used to describe memory, thinking and language

Question 22

Cognitive Revolution

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• inspired from new technology
• cognitive psychology and neuroscience became fields of study

Question 23

Evolutionary

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Contributions from nature and genetics but it is not always 100%

Question 24

Positive

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The drive to understand happiness and why we are happy

Question 25

Cross-Cultural

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Why we behave the way we do and what influences our behavior

Question 26

Experimental Research

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Independent and dependent variable

Question 27

Independent Variable

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What were manipulating or changing

Question 28

Dependent Variable

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What were measuring

Question 29

Correlational Research

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The relationship between two variables

Question 30

What is the issue with correlational research?

Answer 30

The potential of a third variable or a confounding variable