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Psych chap 1

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Broca
comprehension, but inability to produce language
Gall
Phrenology (bumps)
Helmholtz
time of nerve impulses
Wundt
First psych lab, analyzed consciousness
Titchener
structuralism
Structuralism
analysis of basic elements that constitute mind
William James
Functionalism
functionalism
consciousness as flowing stream, study of purposes of mental processes
Freud
Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis
Unconscious mental processes shape feelings, thoughts, behaviors
Maslow
Humanistic psychology
Rogers
Humanistic psychology
Humanism
Emphasizes the positive potential of humans
Watson
Behaviorism
Behaviorism
Objectively observable behavior
Skinner
Reinforcement
Reinforcement
consequences of a behavior will determine if behavior will occur again
Chomsky
cognitive psychology
Nativism
knowledge is innate
Empiricism
knowledge is acquired through experience
Gestalt Psychology
perceiving the whole rather than the sum of the parts
Social psychology
causes and consequences of interpersonal behavior
Cultural psychology
how cultures reflect and shape the psychological processes of its members

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