Unit 1 Flashcards
Gall
Studied phrenology
Phrenology
Study of bumps on your skull
Wundt
First psychology lab in Germany
-> pushed for scientific studying
Hall
Brought first psych lab into the US
-> founded APA
Calkins
First woman to try and get her PhD
-> first female president of the APA
Wasburn
First woman to get granted her PhD
-> became the second female president of the APA
James
Functionalism
Functionalism
Looks at behavior based on our ability to adapt and survive in the world
Titchner
Structuralism
Structuralism
Breakdown thoughts and behaviors into component thoughts
- > introspection
- > S. I. T
Introspection
Look inward to break down thoughts and feelings
Psychology
Study of human and animal behavior and mental processes
Nature
Genetics, ethnicity, neurotransmitters
Nurture
Culture, religion, environment
Bio
Nature=> genetics, DNA, chemicals, physical
Psycho
Thoughts or beliefs
Social
Nurture=> culture, observations of others, social norms
Psychodynamic/ psychoanalytic
Unconscious desires and urges
- > early childhood experiences and traumas, repressed memories and anxiety
- > hypnosis, dream analysis, free association
- > Sigmund Freud
Behaviorism
Rewards and punishments, learned associations, and observation or modeling
- > classical conditioning, operant conditioning, social learning, blank slate
- > pavlov, watson, skinner
Humanistic
A person’s desire to be good, a persons desire to set and reach goals and their potential
- > hierarchy of needs
- > maslow, rogers
Cognitive
Rational thought patterns and beliefs -> ABC's Activating event Belief Consequence -> ellis, beck
Socio-culture
Our culture, social norms, religion or ethnicity
Clinical psychology
Mental, behavioral, emotional disorders
Developmental psychology
Studies the development of the human being with most focus on childhood and adolescence