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Psychology Exam 1 Study Set
UWGB Intro to Psyc Exam 1
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
02/16/2016

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Psychology
Definition

Scientific Study of behavior & mental processes

 

The word "psychology" comes from two Greek words:

Psyche meaing "the soul"

Logos meaning "the study of"

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Introspection
Definition
Personal observation of your own thoughts, feelings and behavior
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Empiricism
Definition

All knowledge is derived from censory experience

 

The mind is a "blank slate" at birth

 

Ideas are gained through observation and experiece

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Gestalt Psychology
Definition
School of though that lookds at the mind and behavior as a whole
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Functionalism
Definition
Approach that saw behavior as purposeful and contribuing to survival
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Structuralism
Definition

Approach in which the mind is broken into the smallest elements of mental experience

Wilhelm Wundt

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Humanistic Psychology
Definition

Approach that saw people as inherently good and motivated to learn and improve

 

If people were not inherently good, this was a result of societ's influence

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Behaviorism
Definition
Approach that features the study and careful measurement of observable behaviors
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Biological Psychology
Definition
Connections between the mind, behavior and biological processes
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Evolutionary Psychology
Definition
How evolutionary past shapes our behavior
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Cognitive Psychology
Definition
Mental processes, thinking problem solving and information processing
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Social Psychology
Definition
How behavior is afected by the presence of others
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Developmental Psychology
Definition
Normal changes in behavior that occur across life span
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Clinical psychology
Definition
Explain, define and treat psychological disorders and promote well-being
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Aristotle
Definition
Philosopher; ideas relating to learning and behavior; gain knowledge through sensory experience
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Locke
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Philosopher; mind is a "blank slate" at birth (empiricism); gain knowledge through experience
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Von Helmholtz
Definition
Studies of reaction time reinforced the idea of the mind as physical
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Wundt
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Structuralism; Introspection; 1st psychological experiment; behavior can be broken down into its components; mental experience as hierarchy
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James
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Functionalism; emphasized the role of evolution; outcomes depend on consequences; behavior is purposeful and contributes to survival
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Freud
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Psychodynamic; ideas about unconscious mind; role of experience in abnormal behavior; development of sexuality; dream analysis; approaches to therapy to study personality and therapy; ideas were NOT scientific and do NOT lend themselves to experimentation
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Maslow
Definition
Humanistic psych; people are naturally good and motivated to improvel self-actualization
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Rogers
Definition
Humanistic psych; client-centered therapy
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Pavlov
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Behaviorism; experience is primary source of behavior; classical conditioning
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Watson
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Behaviorsim; psychology is the study of observable behavior; relationships between environemtal cues and behavior
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Thorndike
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Behaviorsim; law of effect
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Skinner
Definition
Behaviorism; effects of reward and punishment on future behavior
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