SS4 Flashcards
The study of the mental processes of human beings
Psychology
Psychology
The study of the mental processes of human beings
Four schools of psychology:
Scientific psychologyHumanistic psychologyCognitive psychologyBehaviorism
Scientific psychologyHumanistic psychologyCognitive psychologyBehaviorism
Four schools of psychology:
Scientific psychology
Basing conclusions on experiments and recorded observations
Basing conclusions on experiments and recorded observations
Scientific psychology
Who created the classical conditioning model?
Ivan Pavlov
Ivan Pavlov
Who created the classical conditioning model?
What does the classical conditioning model explain?
The learning process
The learning process
What does the classical conditioning model explain?
Who developed psychoanalysis?
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud
Who developed psychoanalysis?
Who made a strong argument for the existence of an unconscious mind?
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud
Who made a strong argument for the existence of an unconscious mind?
Which psychology school of thought says that only observable changes and actions can properly be studied?
Behaviorism
Behaviorism
Which psychology school of thought says that only observable changes and actions can properly be studied?
Who dismissed the concepts of freedom and dignity as being insignificant?
B.F. Skinner
B.F. Skinner
Who dismissed the concepts of freedom and dignity as being insignificant?
T/F: Behaviorists’ experiments were sometimes controversial
TRUE
TRUE
T/F: Behaviorists’ experiments were sometimes controversial
Behaviorism was the dominant psychological approach in what part of the 20th century?
The early part
The early part
Behaviorism was the dominant psychological approach in what part of the 20th century?
Humanistic psychology emphasizes:
non-observable, purely mental processes
non-observable, purely mental processes
Humanistic psychology emphasizes:
Which type of psychology focused on psychotherapy?
Humanistic
Humanistic
Which type of psychology focused on psychotherapy?
______ _____ pulled together elements of psychology, philosophy, Eastern religion, and art to create a flexible and all-inclusive approach to therapy
Gestalt theory
Gestalt theory
______ _____ pulled together elements of psychology, philosophy, Eastern religion, and art to create a flexible and all-inclusive approach to therapy
Humanistic psychology was dominant when?
1950s-1970s
1950s-1970s
Humanistic psychology was dominant when?
Humanistic psychology was replaced by what?
Cognitive psychology
Cognitive psychology
Humanistic psychology was replaced by what?
Cognitive psychology emphasizes what?
The scientific method
The scientific method
Cognitive psychology emphasizes what?
Who was the first psychologist to focus on personality?
Gordon Allport
Gordon Allport
Who was the first psychologist to focus on personality?
Personalities are made up of what 3 traits?
SecondaryCentralCardinal
SecondaryCentralCardinal
Personalities are made up of what 3 traits?
What was the biggest innovation in cognitive psychology?
The computer
The computer
What was the biggest innovation in cognitive psychology?
Why were computers useful for cognitive psychology?
Better statistical research methods, sequence and study of DNA
Better statistical research methods, sequence and study of DNA
Why were computers useful for cognitive psychology?
As a general rule, cognitive psychologists say that psychology must advance through the use of what?
Scientific methodQuantitative data
Scientific methodQuantitative data
As a general rule, cognitive psychologists say that psychology must advance through the use of what?
When did pharmaceutical treatment become prevalent?
When cognitive psychology came into play (late 70s)
When cognitive psychology came into play (late 70s)
When did pharmaceutical treatment become prevalent?
The time period from birth until the child can speak
Infancy
Infancy
The time period from birth until the child can speak
When does the adolescence stage start?
With puberty
With puberty
When does the adolescence stage start?
