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14 Cards in this Set
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William Wundt
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-taught first university level psych course
-opened frist laboratory exclusively devoted to psychological studies -Structuralism(basic elements that constitute the mind) -studies involved introspection -father of modern psychology |
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William James
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-first American psychologist
-functionalist(the study of the function of the mind) -inspired by Charles Darwin's natural selection |
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John Watson
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-believed introspective studies were too vague
-Influenced by Ivan Pavlov -Behaviorism(scientific study of objectively observable behavior) -Stimulus-Response -Mind is a black box |
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B.F. Skinner
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-studied how outcomes of behavior affected future behavior
-new behaviorist -developed principle of reinforcement(consequences of a behavior determine whether it be more or less likely to occur again) |
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Sigmund Freud
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-theorized patient problems could be traced back to childhood experiences
-Unconscious mind(part of mind that operates outside conscious awareness but influences conscious thoughts, feelings, and actions) -developed psychoanalytic theory(approach that emphasizes the importance of unconscious mental processes in shaping feelings, thoughts and behaviors) -psychoanalysis -conflict between biological instincts and societal rules -stages of development and the role of early experience |
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Structuralism
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The classification of mental structures. Relates to introspection
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Behaviorism
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The study of behavior and its environmental determinants
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Bandura
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Social Learning Theory
Parents and Teachers model behavior of daily life |
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Psychoanalysis
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study of the unconscious aspects of the mind
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Cognitive Psychology
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The study of the mental processes involved in knowing
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Frederic Bartlett
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-memory researcher
-influenced by beliefs and attitudes |
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Neurobiological approaches
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The study of the brain & nervous system & how they relate to behavior
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Evolutionary Psychology
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explains mind and behavior in terms of the adaptive value of abilities that are preserved over time by natural selection
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Cross-Cultural approaches
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Only understand behavior in the context of culture, ethnicity, and gender
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