Ch 1.2 Vocab Psychology

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Structuralism

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A historical school of psychology devoted to uncovering the basic structures that make up mind and thought. Structuralisms sought the “elements” of conscious experience.

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Introspection

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The process of reporting one’s own conscious mental experiences.

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Functionalism

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A historical school of psychology that believed mental processes could be understood in terms of their adaptive purpose and function (They were the first applied psychologists).

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Gestalt Psychology

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A historical school of psychology that sought to understand how the brain works by studying perception and perceptual learning. Gestalt psychologists believed that percepts consist of meaningful wholes

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Behaviorism

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: A historical school (as well as a modern perspective) that has sought to make psychology an objective science focused only on behavior- to the exclusion of mental processes.

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Psychoanalysis

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An approach to psychology bas on Sigmund Freud’s assertions, which emphasize unconscious processes. The tem is used to refer broadly both to Freud’s psychoanalytic theory and to his psychoanalytic treatment method.