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What is psychology? |
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes covering everything that people think,feel,and do. Study of both observable behavior and internal emotions and thoughts |
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Dualism Vs Monism |
Dualism- belief mind is seperate from the brain ,and therefore the rest of your body Monism- consvious experience is inseparable from the brain. Mind is something brain produces or vise versa. Connected |
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Free Will Vs Determinism |
Free will: William James. Behavior caused by individual's independent decision making . Not controlled by anything Determinism: every event has a cause. Something causes everything we do |
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Nature Vs Nurture The story of the Wolf-Boy |
Nature- heredity. Behave according to genetic predispositions. "Animal instincts "
Nurture- environment. People think and behave in certain ways bc they are taught to do so |
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Wilhelm Wundt |
Father of Psychology Founded introspection -to observe and report, look within yourselves |
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Edward Titchener |
Founder structuralism -Uses Wundt's introspection to observe and report mental process. -Attempt to describe structures that compose mind and sensations |
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William James |
Founder of Funtionalism How the mind produces behavior not composition of mind *Rejected structuralism (Edward Titchener) |
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Charles Darwin |
Comparative psychologist Forced others to compare behaviors across species |
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Francis Galton |
Says Sons of famous and talented men more likely to be accomplished. Influence of heredity |
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Alfred Binet |
IQ intelligence test to identify children in public school system who might be in need of special service |
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John B Watson |
Founder of Behaviorism Observable measurable behaviors . NOT mental processes Little Albert experiment |
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Sigmund Freud |
Founder of Psychoanalysis feelings,thoughts,behavior determined by unconscious parts of mind that can not be seen or controlled "Abnormal" functioning of mind Behavior and personality influenced by conflict inner desires and society |
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Mary Whiton Calkins |
First female president of APA Denied PhD from Harvard. Own lab Wesley College |
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Margaret Floy Washburn |
First female PhD in psychology |
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Mamie Phipps Clark |
First black female PhD Denied faculty position bc of gender Impact race relation on self esteem |
