Volunteer and Structural Psychology Flashcards

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fWho opened the first psychology lab?

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Wilhelm Wundt

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What tools did Wundt use during his experiments?

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Tachistoscope
Rotating memory drum
Gravity chronometer

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Where was the research of Gestalt psychology done?

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Germany

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Wundt believed there were two parts of mental experiences. What were they?

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Perception and sensation

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Was Wundt a volunteerist or structuralist?

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Volunteerist

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What contributions did Wundt have to the field of psychology?

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He gave us the research methods to empirically study the mind.

He trained many more psychologists who went on to bring psychology to other parts of the world, particularly the USA

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Who opened the first psychology lab in the US?

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James McKeen Cattell

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What did James McKeen Cattell want to study?

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Individual differences

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What did James McKeen Cattell create to study intelligence>

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He created a mental test which was meant to study vague aspects of intelligence.

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What was James McKeen Cattell’s legacy?

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Promoted the German idea of Lehrfreiheit, or academic freedom, which he believed to be the very essence of a university.

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What did Lightner Witmer believe in?

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He believed in studying individual differences and solving practical questions

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Who opened the first psychology clinic?

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Lightner Witmer. He worked with children with dyslexia and speech impediments and other disorders.

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What was Lightner Witmer’s legacy?

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Pioneered the idea of clinical psychology

The field that Witmer and his students developed is now more accurately called school psychology.

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Who is considered the father of developmental psychology?

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James Mark Baldwin
Specifically, he is the pioneer in the study of early childhood cognitive development

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What did James Mark Baldwin conclude to through his studies?

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The Baldwin Effect
* Even though learned behaviors of parents cannot be inherited by offspring, the ability to quickly learn adaptive behaviors can be.

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What was the legacy of James Mark Baldwin?

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He is the pioneer in the field of developmental psychology, particularly in cognitive development.

He established psychology laboratories at the University of Toronto, Princeton, and Johns Hopkins University.

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What fields did Hugo Münsterberg pioneer?

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forensic psychology and industrial/organizational psychology

18
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What did Hugo Münsterberg believe in?

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Epiphenomenalism

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What is Epiphenomenalism?

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Consciousness is nothing more than a byproduct of brain activity.

20
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What was the legacy of Hugo Münsterberg?

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Pioneer in the field of applied psychology
Influenced the thinking of many early behaviorists

21
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What school Edward Titchener founded?

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The school of structuralism

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What is structuralism?

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To find out the mental structure.

23
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What was the belief of Edward Titchener?

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The elements of consciousness (the mind) were sensations (elements of perceptions), images (elements of ideas) and affections (elements of emotions.

24
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What was Edward Titchener’s legacy?

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Trained graduate students in the experimental methods of psychology which led to more psych labs.

Published lab manuals to train a generation of students on the methods of experimental psychology.

25
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Who was the pioneer of comparative psychology?

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Margaret Washburn

26
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What was Margaret Washburn’s belief?

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That animal’s have consciousness since a lot of the brain structures were similar to the human brain.

27
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Who formed the idea of operationalism?

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Edwin Boring

28
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What fields did Joy Paul Guilford found?

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Statistics and personality psychology

29
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What fields did June Etta Downey found?

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Personality psychology and forensic psychology