Unit 1: History

Question 1

empiricism

Answer 1

belief knowledge comes from experience, so people should study rooted in observation and experimentation.

Question 2

structuralism

Answer 2

organize consciousness into most basic components, ie. senses

Question 3

functionalist

Answer 3

study of function of consciousness

Question 4

experimental psychologists

Answer 4

research behavior and thinking with experiments

Question 5

behaviorists

Answer 5

psychologists that focus solely on observable behaviors

Question 6

humanistic psychology

Answer 6

they focus on unique qualities to the individuals

Question 7

psychology

Answer 7

science of behavior and mental processes

Question 8

nature-nurture issue

Answer 8

biology vs experience issue

Question 9

natural selection

Answer 9

select traits will make one survive

Question 10

levels of analysis

Answer 10

differing views, ie. biological to social-cultural analyzing

Question 11

biopsychosocial approach

Answer 11

integrated focus on biological, psychological, and social-cultural level of analysis

Question 12

biological psychology

Answer 12

study of psychology linked to the biological (ie. genetics)

Question 13

evolutionary psychology

Answer 13

study of roots of behavior using ideas of natural selection

Question 14

pschodynamic psychology

Answer 14

study how unconscious influences behavior, -> treating mental disorders

Question 15

behavioral psychology

Answer 15

study of observable behavior and explanation of learning

Question 16

cognitive psychology

Answer 16

study of mental activities involved with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating.

Question 17

social-cultural psychology

Answer 17

study of how situation and cultures affect our behavior and thinking