Unit 1: History and Approaches Flashcards
Functionalism
- big picture
- behavior impacts our ability (ex. smiling improves communication)
Structuralism
- breakdown thoughts and behaviors
- ex. Why + Hows
Humanistic Psychology
- desire to be good
- goals
- Maslows Hierchy needs
Psychology
The scientific study of humans minds and their functions that effect behavior
Mary Whiton Calkins
- attempt to get a degree
- 1st female president of the APA
Biopsychosocial Approach
Outcomes come from all social, biological, and psychological factors
Biological Pysch
- genetics/DNA/ Neurotransmitters
- psychiatrists
Behavioral Psych
- nature
- rewards and punishments
- learning association
Psychodynamic Psych
- unconcious urges
- PTSD
- early childhood
SocioCultural Psych
- culture
- social norms
- religious beliefs
Development Pysch
Study of humans as they age
Social Psych
Study of how we think about, influence and relate to each other
Behavioral Genetics
Study of power or genetics and its relative power and environmental influences
Empiricism
The view that knowledge originates in experience, and that science should rely on observation and experimentation
Experimental Pysch
Study of behavior and thinking using experiments
Cognitive Neuroscience
Study of the brain using cognition (perception, thinking etc)
Psychometrics
Scientific study of measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits
Educational Psych
Determine effective ways of teaching
Counseling Pysch
Helps people recognize their strengths and resources to deal with issues
Phrenology
Study of the bumps on the head
Clinical Psych
Test for and treat mental illnesses
Cognitive Psych
- reason and logic
- changing beliefs
Evolutionary Psych
- instinct
- natural selection
-cave men
Basic Research
- collects Data
Applied Research
Use the research in treatments
Industrial- Organizational Psych
Uses principles in the business world
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Human Factors Psychology
Studies human behavior and capabilities to design the best products etc
Dualism
Ideal that the human mind and body interact with one eachother
Levels of Analysis
3 LOAs
- biological
- behavioral
- sociocultural
Personality Psychology
Studies personality and it’s variation among individuals
Franz Joseph Gall
-phrenology
Willhelm Wundt
-1st Psych Lab
FATHER OF PSYCHOLOGY
G. Stanley Hall
- 1st lab to the US
- APA
Margaret Floy Washburn
1st women to officially get phD in psych
Sigmund Freud
- personalities driven by conscious minds
John Watson
Classical Conditioning
- behaviorism
BF Skinner
Operant Conditioning
Behaviorism
Charles Darwin
Evolution
Ivan Pavlov
Conditioning reflex
Ex and dog and ball
Jean Piaget
Cognitive
Childhood development
Dorothea Dix
Created first mental asylums
AP US
William James
First to offer a Pysch course in the US
Carl Rodgers
Humanistic Psych
Personality development
Abused children
John Watson
Founder of behaviorism
John Locke
Mind is a blank slate at birth
Nuture
Rene Descartes
Concept of Dualism
