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18 Cards in this Set
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scientific study of behavior and mental processes
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psychology
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early school of psychology that emphasized studying the most basic components, or structures, of conscious experiences
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structuralism
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2 disciples that influenced the emergence of psychology
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philosophy & physiology
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Founder of Psychology?
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Wilhelm Wundt
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german physiologist; 1st psychology research lab
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early school of psychology that emphasized studying the most basic components or structures of conscious experiences
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structuralism
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1st major school of thought
Titchener "introspection" |
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personality theory and form of psychotherapy that emphasize the role of unconscious factors in personality and behavior
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psychoanalysis
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freud
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main proponents of behaviorism
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Ivan Pavlov, John B. Watson and B.F. Skinner
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3 people
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focused on the scientific study of overt behavior that could be objectively measured & verified AND rejected the emphasis on consciousness promoted by structuralism & functionalism, as well as Freudian notions of unconsciousness influences
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behaviorism
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pavlov, watson, skinner
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emphasizes each person's unique potential for psychological growth & self-direction
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humanistic psychology
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carl rogers & abraham maslow
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7 major perspectives in psychology
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biological, psychodynamic, behavioral, humanistic, cognitive, cross-cultural, and evolutionary
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emphasizes studying the physical bases if human and animal behavior, including the nervous system, endocrine system, immune system, and genetics
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biological perspective
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emphasize the importance of unconscious influences, early life experience, and interpersonal relationships in explaining the underlying dynamics of behavior or in treating people w/ psychological problem
psychodynamic perspective |
psychodynamic perspective
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branch of psychology that studies the effects of culture on behavior & mental processes
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cross-cultural psychology
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the belief that one's own culture or ethnic group is superior to all others, & the related tendency to use one's own culture as a standard by w/c to judge other cultures
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ethnocentrism
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cultures that emphasize the needs & goals of the individual over the needs & goals of the group
individualistic cultures |
individualistic cultures
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the application of principles of evolution, including natural selection, to explain psychological processes & phenomena
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evolutionary psychology
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cultures that emphasize the needs & goals of the group over the needs & goals of the individual
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collectivistic cultures
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a set of assumptions, attitudes & procedures that guide researchers in creating questions to investigate, in generating evidence, & in drawing conclusions
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scientific method
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