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Psych Unit 1 Vocab
Behaviors and Mental Processes
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Psychology
11th Grade
09/06/2011

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Gestalt Psychology
Definition
Created by Max Wetheimer, how humans construct "perceptual wholes"
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John B. Watson
Definition
argued psychology should deal solely with observable events
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Biological Psychology
Definition
1. We are complex system that respond to genetic and environmental influences
2. behavior is determined by genes
3. how do hereditary, nervous and endocrine systems produce behaviors
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Developmental Psychology
Definition
1. we undergo predictable patterns of change throughout our lives
2. behaviors determined by heredity and environment
3. what are patterns and developmental change
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Cognitive Psychology
Definition
1. people are information processing machines
2. mental interpretations of our experiences
3. how do mental processes influence behavior
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Psychodynamic
Definition
1. driven by dark forces of the unconscious
2. unconscious needs, suppressed memories and childhood experiences shape personality
3. how does energy generated in subconscious mind motivate actions
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Humanistic Psychology
Definition
1. emphasis human growth and potential
2. emphasize needs for self concept and need for growth
3. how can this theory help patients in counseling and therapy
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Behavioral Psychology
Definition
1. primarily shaped by learning
2. stimulus cues and our history of rewards and punishments
3. what are the laws that associate our response with stimulus condition
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Sociocultural
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1. people are social animals, behaviors must be interpreted in context
2. cultures social norms and expectations shape behavior
3. under what conditions are the social and cultural situations different
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Evolutionary/Sociobiological
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1. behavior is developed and adapted
2. natural selection determines behavior
3. how behaviors and traits grow and change
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Traits
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1. individual differences result from differences in character
2. each persons' unique combination of traits
3. how many fundamental traits exist
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