Test 1 Ch. 1 Flashcards
4 Main Goals of Psychology
- Describe
- Understanding
- Predict
- Control
3 Types of Research
- Pure/Basically
- Applied
- Program-Evaluation
Adams, Wright, Lohr
Showed that “homophobic” men are aroused by gay sex
Construct
something that we think exists but is very difficult to prove that it exists. Must be measurable by a device.
Ex: Time
Carthartic Effect
Individuals feel better after they talk about it
Determinist
who an individual is is determined for them when they are young
John B Watson
Behaviorism - responses followed by positive consequences are more likely to occur. Measured blood pressure instead of asking patients how they felt.
Rogers, May, Maslow
Humanistic Psychology- thought that other psychological views viewed humans to negatively. S-R responses. Humans only misbehaved when their basic needs are not met
Aristotle
wrote Peri Psychs,
Empiricism
pursuit of knowledge by means of systematically controlled experiments
William Wundt
Psychology is a Science! First lab in 1879 in Leipzig, Germany. Structuralism.
Structuralism
Conscience experience can be broken down into 3 basic structures: Sensations, feelings, images
Introspection
self-obsevation, critiquing ones own thoughts, very little success
William James
Functionalism-what is the purpose or function of a conscience experience? Two modern subfields of Biology - Ethology, Sociobiology
Ethology
role of behavior in helping us adapt to our environment
Sociobiology
to what extent is behavior genetically determined
Sigmund Freud
Psycholanalysis. Focused on unconscience mind. Humans are driven by agression and sex.
Neurotic
has unsolved psychological issues
Multicultural
Individuals are products of their cultures
Sumner, Loftus, Horney, Freud
Women who contribute to psychology
Claude Steel
African-American, “stereotype threat”
Roberto Velasquez
60+ journals on Mexican American succes on tests
Stanley Sue
Asian American, multiculturalism
