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Flashcards by Alex Vazquez, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Alex Vazquez
almost 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Psychology | The scientific study of behavior and mental (cognitive) processes of humans and animals |
| Wilhelm Wundt | German Physiologist who founded the first experimental psychology laboratory. |
| Structuralism | The study of elements of consciousness. |
| William James | founder of functionalism and offered |
| introspection | The process of examining ones self and ones actions to gain insight. |
| Functionalism | Functionalism is the psychological school of thought that followed structuralism and moved away from focusing on the structure of the mind with concern of the behavior. |
| Psychoanalysis | This therapy concentrates on bringing forward repressed unconscious thought. |
| Gestalt Psychology | Psychological perspective that emphasizes that the mind tends to perceive unified wholes and patters rather than the bits and pieces that make up those wholes and patterns. |
| Phrenology | Measuring intelligence by the bumps on the head |
| Behaviorism | psychology should be a science for only studying what can be only observed |
| John B Watson | Father of behaviorism |
| Little Albert | baby who was trained to be scared of a white mouse |
| Ivan pavlov | Studying the digestion of dogs |
| B.F Skinner | Operant conditioning; which uses reinforcers or consequences to change behavior. |
| Humanistic Psychology | Psychological perspective that emphasizes on the human capacity for choice and growth |
| Abraham Maslow | believed that people are really good, and from deviating from this natural tendency results in social and psychological problems |
| Carl B. Rogers | Client - centered therapy where the therapist creates a relationship that the patient can use for personal growth. Self actualizing tendency. |
| Nature v. Nature | . |
| Basic research v. implied research | . |
| Clinical Psychology | Goal is to assess, diagnose and treat variety of mental disorders. |
| Psychiatrist | Can prescribe medication and has a medical degree. |
| Industrial / Organizational / (i/o) Psychologist | Studies behaviors in the workplace or and the market place. |
| Human Factors Psychologist | Studies how the mind and body interacts with its tools and environment. |
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