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Unit 1- The story of psychology Flashcards

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1
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original definition

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study of the mind/ soul

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second definition

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science of mental life

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third definition

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scientific study of behavior

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current definition

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science that studies behavior and mental processes of organisms

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what type of degree does a psychiatrist need? psychologist?

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M. D.

PhD

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type of work for psychiatrist? psychology?

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patients with psych disorders

many sub fields

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what do psychiatrists deal with that psychologists don’t

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drugs

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william james
james cattell
john dewey
james r angell

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functionalism

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john b watson
ivan pavlov
BF skinner

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behaviorism

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max wertheimer
wolfgang kohler
kurt koffka

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gestalt

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sigmund freud

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psychoanalysis

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study how the mind worked as it did

operations and processes of the mind

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functionalism

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psychology should only be concerned with observable, measurable behavior
AKA stimulus- response psychology

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behaviorism

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perception on interpreting sensations

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gestalt

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treatment of abnormal behavior

unconscious motivator of behavior

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psychoanalysis

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emphasise use of mind, rather than its content

most important way of adapting to the environment is learning

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functionalism

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must deal only with behaviors that are objectively measured

all behavior is a response to some stimulus in the environment

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behaviorism

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brain achieves a whole concept from small bits
organizing sensations into meaningful perceptions
completeness, meaningfulness, continuity as a whole

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gestalt

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behavior governed by hidden motives and unconscious wishes

childhood experiences impact/ effect personality

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psychoanalysis

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what is 1 thing from this unit i can apply to my life

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..

21
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3 reasons psych is a science

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empirical
objective (unbiased)
scientific method

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geology
astronomy
biology
chemistry
physics
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hard philosophy

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anthropology 
sociology
political science
economics
psychology
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soft/ social/ behavioral philosophy

24
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hard philosophy most connected to psych

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biology

chemistry

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what makes psych different than the other soft sciences

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focuses only on the individual

26
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developed very slowly over centuries

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psych

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1879
psychology began as a science
germany

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first psych lab was created

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set up first lab

must study mind subjectively and scientifically

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wilhelm wundt

29
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set up first psych research lab in US

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g stanley hall

30
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when was john hopkins set up by g stanley

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1883

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first APA president

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G stanley hall

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first school
edward bradford titchner
contents or structures of the mind
introspection

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structuralism

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where titchner set up structuralism

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cornell university

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3 mental elements of structuralism

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sensations
images
feelings

35
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2 criticisms of structuralism

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failed to relate concept of mind to human action

introspection (not everyone could do it )

36
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main reason (80%) for people being fired

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they do not work well with others

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reason def 2 changed

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to emphasise that psych was a science

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reason def 3 changed

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mind was too vague to be studied objectively

39
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reason for changing to current def

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technology was created to see the brain in action

renewed interest in the mind

40
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which is the largest single sub field

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clinical

41
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largest employer of psychologists

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colleges and universities

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which is the dominant school of psychology today, the universally accepted, unifying theory

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none

eclectic

43
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descended from behaviorism
focus on how we learn observable responses
followers of BF skinner and albert bandura

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behavioral approach

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descendants of freuds psychoanalysis but placed more emphasis on social relationships than on biological drives of sec and aggression
focus on how behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts
carl jung, alfred adler, anna freud, karen horney, erich fromm, harry stack sullivan, erik erickson

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psychodynamic approach

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“third force” in psych; started in 1950s-60s
focus on how we meet our needs for love and acceptance and achieve self fulfillment
emphasized the “whole” person, free will, and self actualization
abraham maslow, carl rogers

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humanistic approach

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blend of gestalt and behaviorism
focus on how people encode, process, store, and retrieve info
stress active told of mind in organizing perceptions, processing info, and interpreting experiences
jean piaget

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cognitive approach

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stresses role of psychological factors in behavior and mental processes
focus on how the body and brain enable emotions, memories, and sensory experiences; how genes combine with environment to influence individual differences
popularity partly due to development of sophisticated research equipment that allows us to see the brain in action

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biological (bio psychological) approach

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developed over last 3 decades to counter ethno-centrism

focus on how behavior and thinking Vary across situations and cultures

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social cultural approach

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focus on how natural selection of traits has promited the survival of genes

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evolutionary

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