AP PSYCHOLOGY UNIT 1.1 HISTORY Flashcards

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psychology

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study of mind and behavior

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behavior

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the natural process subject to natural laws, refers to observable actions of a person or an animal

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Mind

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refers to

sensations

memories

thoughts

emotions

motives

and other subjective phenomenon in a person or a animal which can be easily observed

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Dualism

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divides the world and all things in it into two parts: body and spirit(mind)

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Rene Descartes

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contributed to dualism he believed that all creatures and physical world are like machines except humans because they had mind.mind controls body and body provides sensory input for it to decipher.

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Jhon Locke

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Extended Descartes application of natural laws to all things.

It is the acquisition of truth through observation and experiences.humans are born with a clean slate without knowing anything they acquire knowledge

nurture over nature.

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Tabula Rasa

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blank slate

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Thomas Hobbes

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idea of soul,spirit and mind is meaningless.

materialism which says things only exist in the form of matter and energy.what we experience as consciousness is only a byproduct of the machinery of our brain.

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Charles Darwin

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proposed natural section

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natural selection

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the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations

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Evolutionary Theory

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Evolutionary theories take the long-term look at the emergence of the human specie

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Wilhelm Wundt

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father of psychology

1st laboratory is germany leipzig

labrotory to study unconcious mind

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Edward Titchener

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Student of Wilhelm Wundt;

founder of Structuralist

bring psychology to united states

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Structuralism

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identify smallest elements of the mind all the parts work together .

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Interospection

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describing one’s own conscious thoughts

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William James

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American psychologist founded functionalism

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functionalism

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how mind fulfils its purpose

function oriented approach

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Dorathea Dix

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stood and fought for the right of mentally ill patients.

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Mary Whiton Calkins

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1st female graduate in psychology

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Margot Floy Washburn

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1st women to have gotten a Phd

2nd female president of the APA

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G. Stanley Hall

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founded APA

1st president of APA