Background Flashcards
(19 cards)
Psychology
the study of causes of behavior (which is overt action and reaction
Rule of Thirds
1/3 Clinicians
1/3 Academics
1/3 Administrators
Basic Psychology
Using scientific method to gain knowledge about topics
***Learning just to learn
Applied Psychology
Apply basic psychology’s knowledge to solve problems
Aristotle
emphasized importance of observing and experiencing the world (STIMULATION)
- -importance for science=based on observation
- -importance for psychology=learning research
Descartes
Behavior is AUTOMATIC & subject to natural external causes
***MIND BODY DUALISM
William Wundt
- 1st psych lab
- Structuralism: conscious experience (i.e. body’s response to turning off lights)
- introspection: participants describe experience
William james
- Functionalism: why do we sense/experience the world the way we do (i.e. lights out, brain makes sense of it, doesn’t just see dark)
- increased emphasis on behavior and practical applications of psych
What are the five psychological perspectives?
psychodynamic, behaviorist, humanistic, cognitive, neuroscience
psychodynamic
- freud
- unconscious
behaviorist
- behavior=product of prior learning
- observable behavior
- negative focus
humanistic
- self-concept
- realizing our full potential and challenges to do so
- positive focus
cognitive
- what is happening in our minds
- thoughts/information/processing/memory/etc.
- Alfred Binet=1st intelligence test
neuroscience
- nervous system influence
i. e. old people have trouble getting delta wave sleep
OHDAC
observation, hypothesis, design, analysis, conclusion
bystander effect
people diffuse responsibility with bigger groups of people
empiricism
observation & recording data
in an experiment: confederate
someone who knows what’s going on & isn’t a test subject
Do likes attract?
YES
