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9 Cards in this Set
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Gestalt Psychology
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Examine a person's total experience, which is more important than individual ones
Little Influence on modern psych |
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Humanistic Perspective
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Believe: We choose our behaviors, choices guided by physiological, emotional, or spiritual needs
Not easily tested by scientific method |
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Psychoanalytic Perspective
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UNCONSCIOUS
Believe: unconscious mind controls most of our thought/action. |
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Biopsychology Perspective
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BIOLOGICAL PROCESS
aka Neuroscience Perspective Believe: cognition & actions caused by GENES, HORMONES, & NEUROTRANSMITTERS |
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Evolutionary Perspective
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NATURAL SELECTION
aka Darwinian Perspective Believe: Advantageous traits passed down by generation |
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Behavioral Perspective
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BEHAVIORS
Buzzword: CONDITIONING Believe: Behaviors and reactions as results of behaviors |
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Cognitive Perspective
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VIEWPOINT
Believe: thought and behavior by how we interpret, process, and remember events |
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Social-Culture Perspective
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CULTURE
Believe: Influence of culture on way we act |
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First Psych Textbook?
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William James
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