Week 1 Flashcards
What is introspection
the examination or observation of one’s own mental and emotional processes.
What is structuralism
Structuralism sought to analyze the adult mind (defined as the sum total of experience from birth to the present) in terms of the simplest definable components and then to find the way in which these components fit together in complex forms.
What is functionalism
Functionalism argues that consciousness is functional and serves a purpose.
William Jame’s psychological view
Functionalism
What is the psychodynamic approach?
Posits that conscious and unconscious forces interact to control our thoughts and behaviours.
Behaviour is an interplay between thoughts feelings and wishes.
What psych approach says that mental events are unconscious and that mental processes can be in conflict and this can cause anxiety
Psychodynamic approach - Freud
What psych approach aims to understand the mental life of clients by analysing speech and dreams.
Psychodynamic approach - Freud
Metaphor for psychodynamic approach
Iceberg. Conscious = smaller but visible
Unconscious = larger but not visible
Who developed classical conditioning
Pavlov - pavlovs dog
Who developed operant conditioning?
B.f skinner - the Skinner box
What psych approach states that behaviour Is simply a reaction to environmental stimuli
Behaviourist approach - b.f skinner and Pavlov
T/F
The behaviourist approach seeks to understand the relationship between stimuli and behaviour using the experimental method
True
Wilhelm Wundt’s psychological view
Structuralism
Who are the major players in the humanistic approach?
Carl Rogers & Abraham Maslow
What is the Metaphor for the Humanistic approach?
People are innately good and will strive to realize goals and ambitions
