Unit 1 Test Flashcards
Cross-cultural psychologists
Study behavior and mental processes under different cultural conditions study issues on depression and anxiety, and if they’re previewed differently in different cultures.
Gestalt psychology.
Developed as an alternative to behaviorism and structuralism. It means “shape” or “form” in German, based on the idea that our perceptions on objects are more than the sums of their parts. Learning is accomplished by sudden insight.
What happens to Greek thinking about the human mind during the Middle Ages?
It was lost. A popular belief was that possession was punishment for sins or the result of deals that those afflicted had made with the devil.
How did Wilhelm Wundt break down consciousness?
He broke it down into objective sensations and subjective feelings.
What are functionalist mostly concerned with?
With how mental processes help organisms adapt to their environment.
Psychoanalytic perspective and its focus?
Emphasizes the importance of unconscious motives and internal conflicts in determining and understanding human behavior.
The steps of psychological research
Form a question Hypothesis Theory Observable Operational definitions
Behaviorists emphasize what?
Observable behavior
Humanists emphasize what?
The human capacity for self-fulfillment and the the ability to make choices
What belief did the Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates have in common with present day psychologists
Confusion is caused by abnormalities in the brain
What might a developmental psychologist study?
How children develop
What kind of psychologist should work in product design?
Human factors psychologist
Applied psychology vs research psychology
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Difference between theory and a principle?
A theory is a general framework or knowledge about a certain subject
Goal of a theory?
Predict behavior or mental processes
Why/when would a psychologist perform experiments on humans rather than animals?
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Positive visualization
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How did Freud differ from psychologists?
He found psychoanalysis
Biological perspective
influences of biology on our behavior.
Behaviorism
The scientific study of human behavior
Contemporary psychoanalysis
Emphasizes the importance of unconscious motives and internal conflicts in determining and under human behavior.
Introspection
Looking inside
Birth of modern psychology
1800s
Educational psychologists vs school psychologists
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Psychology as a science?
Studies animals and humans
The main goal of psychology?
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Most widely used methods of research for psychologists?
Surveys and experiments
Considered a behavior?
Talking, digestion, and sleeping
Forensic psychologists
Work within the criminal justice system.
Assist in the selection of police officers
Help police officers cope with job stress
Train police officers in the handling of dangerous situations they may encounter.
