Unit 1 Vocabulary Flashcards
Behavioral psychology
Conditioning create behaviors and actions
Biological psychology
Biological aspects of psychology
Cognitive psychology
How the brain works and thinks
Evolutionary psychology
Natural selection produced mental traits
Functionalism
All aspects serve a function
Humanistic psychology
The study of a person as a whole. Behavior is connected to inner feelings and self image
Gestalt psychology
Mind sees overall image
Introspection
Look to self for answers (Wilhelm Wundt)
Psychology
Science of the mind
Socio cultural psychology
Social + cultural factors = behavior
Structuralism
Structures make up a whole
Psychodynamic/psychoanalysis
Psychological forces make behaviors
Empiricism
Knowledge is from senses
Biopsychosocial approach
Attributes disease outcome to interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors
Nature vs. nurture
Debate between experiences and biology