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Unit 1- History Flashcards

1
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Empiricism

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knowledge from experience and science relies on experimentalism

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Structuralism

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introspection revealed structure of human mind

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3
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Functionalism

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mental function enables survival and adaptation

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4
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experimental psychology

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study of behavior and thinking using experiments

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5
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behaviorism

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studies behavior without reference to mental process

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6
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humanistic psychology

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current influences can nurture our growth, emphasize importance of healthy people

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7
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cognitive neuroscience

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the study of brain activity and cognition

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8
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psychology

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science of behavior and mental processes

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9
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nature nurture issue

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genes and experience help develop psychological traits

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10
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natural selection

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key traits passed on to generations

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11
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levels of analysis

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differing complementary views for analyzing phenomenon. The three LOAs are biological, cognitive, and sociocultural.

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12
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biopsychosocial approach

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integrated bio, psych, and social levels of analysis

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13
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behavioral psychology

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study of observable behavior

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biological psychology

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study of links between biological and psychological processes

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15
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cognitive psychology

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study of mental activies

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evolutionary psychology

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study of evolution and mind, using natural selection

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17
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psychodynamic psychology

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studies how unconscious drives/influences behavior

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social culture psychology

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study of situations and cultures and how they affect behavior

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psychometrics

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study of measurements of human abilities, attitudes, and traits

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20
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basic research

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science aimed to increase scientific knowledge base

21
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developmental psychology

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studies physical, cognitive, and social change through lifespan

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educational psychology

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study of how psychological processes affect and enhance teaching and learning

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personality psychology

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study of how individuals characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting

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social psychology

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study of how we influence one another

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applied research

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study that aims to solve practical problems

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industrial organizational (I/O) psychology

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apply psychological concepts and methods to optimize behavior in workplaces

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human factors psychology

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explores how humans and machines interact

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counseling psychology

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assists people with problems in life, helps well-being

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clinical psychology

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studies and treats people with psychological disorders

30
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psychiatry

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deals with psychological disorders (psychiatrists treat)

31
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positive psychology

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study of human functioning, goals to help individuals thrive

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community psychology

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studies how people interact with social environment and affect

33
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testing effect

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enhanced memory after retrieving information

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SQ3R

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study method: study, question, read, retrieve, review

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Wilhelm Wundt

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first psych lab, founded experimental psychology (structuralism/introspection with Titchener)

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G. Stanley Hall

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Wundt student, first formal US psych lab, student of James, child development study (pioneered), 1st APA president

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Edward Bradford Titchener

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structuralism, introspection, “self-report”

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William James

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functionalism, “how will they help us survive, what function?”

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Mary calkins

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student of James, first female president of APA, denied Harvard PhD, memory researcher

40
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Margaret Floy Washburn

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first woman to receive psychology PhD, 2nd female APA president, “The Animal Mind” on animal behavior

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Sigmund Freud

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psychoanalysis (techniques and theories that deal with unconscious), studied and helped people with mental disorders, unconscious drives wishes/needs, importance of childhood experiences

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John B Watson

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study of observable behavior, taught a baby to fear rabbits, classical conditioning

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B.F Skinner

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rejected introspection, studied how consequences shaped behavior

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Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow

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humanists, studied how people thriving rather than those who had psychological problems, developed theories and treatments to help people reach full potential

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Ivan Pavlov

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Russian psychologist, pioneered study of learning (conditioning)

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Jean Piaget

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most influential observer of children

47
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Charles Darwin

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founder of natural selection

48
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Dorthea Dix

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advocated for treatment of mentally ill

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