The Field of Psychology

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psychology

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the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

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Goals of psychology

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Prediction
Control

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Wilhelm Wundt

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• applied scientific principles to the study of the mind in 1879
• defined objective introspection

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Edward Titchener

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-structuralism: the study of the structure of the mind

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William James

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-functionalism: how the mind allows people to function in the world

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Max Wertheimer

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Gestalt psychology: study of sensation and perception

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Freud

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• existence of unconscious mind

- psychoanalysis

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John B. Watson

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behaviorism, wanted to focus on scientific aspect of psychology

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psychodynamic perspective

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focuses on unconscious mind and its influence on conscious behavior

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behavioral perspective

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behaviors followed by pleasurable consequences are reinforced

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humanistic perspective

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emphasizes human potential and free will

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biophysical

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sees behavior as a direct result of events in the body

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cognitive

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focuses on memory, thought, learning, perception etc

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sociocultural

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looks at groups, norms, values, and expectations

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evolutionary

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biological bases for universal mental characteristics that all humans share

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case studies

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study individuals in great details

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ethics committees

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ensure a psychological study is safe and that participants best interests are kept in mind