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Final Exam Review
Pyschologists
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Psychology
12th Grade
01/13/2008

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Wilhelm Wundt

(1832-1920)

Definition

Founded Structuralism

basic elements of consciousness.

 

objective sensations vs. subjective feelings

                    sight & taste                 emotions

 

used introspection--an examination of one's own thoughts and feelings

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William James

(1842-1910)

Definition

Harvard professor 

Founded Functionalism

contrary to structuralists, he believed that conscious experience cannot be broken down.

 

Experience is a continuous "stream of consciousness"

 

published The Principles of Pyschology in 1890

considered to be the first modern psychology textbook.

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Ivan Pavlov

(1849-1936)

Definition

Russian Pyschologist

 

Dog/Saliva Experiement

originally intended to study relationship between the nervous system and digestion.

Ended up discovering US, UR, CR, and CS

Term

Sigmund Freud

(1856-1939)

Definition

Founded Pychoanalysis

emphasize the importance of unconscious motives and internal conlficts in determining human behavior.

 

consultations with patients instead of lab work.

Term

John Watson

(1878-1958)

Definition

Behaviorist

 did not believe in role of consciousness but rather the focus of learning of habits through repetition and reinforcement.  

 Little Albert Experiment

 pyschology must be limited observable, measurable events--behavior.

Term

Carl Rogers

(1902-1987)

Definition

advocate for humanistic approach 

 

the self theory

believed in self-concept, a view of oneself as an individual

CONGRUENCE: consistency between one's self-concept and one's experience.

 

Term

B.F. Skinner

(1904-1990)

Definition

Harvard University pyschologist

Introduced Reinforcement Concept

used animals to demonstrate behavior patterns.

Term

Albert Bandura

(1925-)

Definition

Research on Social Learning and

Observational Learning

 

Doll Experiment

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