Psycology 2
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- the scientific study of behavior and the physiological and cognitive processes that underlie it
- Psychology
- the systematic, objective methods of observation
- Scientific
- devoted to uncovering the basic structures of mind and thought (wanted to analyze feelings, images in the mind)
- Structuralism
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(founder of psychology) thought that psychology should be the scientific study of consciousness (awareness of immediate experience)
He founded the 1st lab in Germany dedicated to study of the mind - William Wundt
- (studied under Wundt) introspection or self observation of ones own self
- Edward Tichner
- (studied under Wundt) made several important contributions, launched Americas first psychological journal, established Americas first research lab, and organized the APA, and became the first APA president
- Stanley Hall-
- foucues on how concuuncess could help us deal with the problems of everyday living
- Functionalism
- (published the “Pricbiples of Psycology) said the mind cannot be broked down into elements
- William James
- behavior is driven by unconscious forces
- Psychoanalytic School of Thought
- (founder of psyconalists) probles were caused by personal conflicts at a personal level
- Sigmund Freud
- (founder of behaviorism) wanted to study outward behavior so he could see it; rejected mental study (feelingsÂ…etcÂ…)
- John R. Watson
- rewarded behavior is likely to reoccur
- BF Skinner
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*human interaction is very important
*our need is to feel safe
*behavior si governed by self concept and need for personal growth
*we strive for self actulation
*we have free will to make choices to shape our destiny - Humanistic
- Humanistic leaders
- Abraham Maslow and Carl Rodgers
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How the mind organizes perceptions, processes information, and interprets experiences
*became popular in 1950Â’s
Example- someone believes people are out to get them, in this theory their theapry would be going through their thought proce - Cognitive
- how heredity and biological structures affect mental processes and behavior
- Biological
- behavior is determined by heredity mechanisms acquired through natural selection
- Evolutionary
- studies how ethnicity, gender, and culture influence behavior and mental process
- Sociocultural
- did all requirements for Harvard PhD but did not get it because she was a female; did a lot if research in memory and was the first female president of APA
- Mary Calkins
- first African American president of APA;
- Kenneth Clark-
- human development
- Developmental Psycology
- how the actual, implied or imagined presence of other people effects one anothers feelings (social loafing- people slack off in group setting)
- Social Psycology
- lab research on basic psychological processes, memory, etcÂ…(learning styles)
- Expermential Psycology
- genetics and how it affects our behavior and/or body
- Psysilolgical Psycology
- higher mental process, memory, thinking (falls under experimental)
- Congnitive Psycology
- looks at types of personality and how personality forms
- Personality Psycology
- design psychology tests
- Psychometics Pscycology
- ovserve in the natural enviroment
- Naturalistic obsercation
- somthing that has allready been studied, so it is an indepth study of group with a unique problem
- Case Study
- studies degree of relationship between 2 or more varibles ranges from -1.0 to +1.0
- Correlational Resarch
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first attempts to explain brain function, studied surface on head
ex- bumps above ears means theif - Phrenology
- Phrenology
- Franz Gall
- preformed untraind labomidies, drove latomobile
- Walter Freeman
- concerned with the links between physilolgy and behavior
- biosycology
- sensory nervers that convay info to the skin and muscles (pain, temp, controls motor skills)
- Somatc Nervous System
- Automotic Nervous System
- controls breating, heart rate, digestion