Test 1 Flashcards
Free will vs deter ism
Do we have free choice or things determins by external behavior
Free/meant to be
Psychology
Study of human behavior and experience
Mind vs body
Is mind independent if the body or is it produced by the brain (part of body)
Soul/brain
Nature vs nurture
What accounts most for individual differences: heredity or environment
Biopsychosocial model
Physical/ mental wellness is a function of three interconnected factors 1) biological factors
2) social factors
3) psychological factors
- copying styles
Wilhelm Wundt 1832-1929
Founded first psy lab in 1879 at the U of Leipzig
Edward titchener 1867-1927
English, in 1890 went to study under wundt, came to US in 1892 (cornell university) , structuralist,
Structuralism
Understanding mental by breaking the mind into parts, ex given an apple look at sixpence, color, shape, introspection,
William James
1st American born psychologist, brother of novelist Henry James, taught 1st psy coursed at Harvard, functionalist
Functionalist
Understand mind and how it produces useful behavior, focus on adaptive mental functions, fear useful
G Stanley hall - functionalist
Influential functionalist, American eared pH d under James at Harvard , later studied under Wundt, established John Hopkins university
Sigmunf freud
Past experience effect, unconscious thought , feelings, ect influence present behavior, behaviorist
John b Watson
PH d Chicago, father of behaviorism
Behaviorism
Study what is observable and measurable, introduces stimulus response until cognitive psy
Edward tool an
Rat experiments with mazes