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EXAM 1 - Psych Flashcards

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Science

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Knowledge derived from observation, study, and experimentation

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Psychology

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Science of behavior and mental processes

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Structuralism

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  • BREAKDOWN BEHAVIOR into small elements of experience
  • Focus on contents of mental processes rather than their function

Wilhem Wundt

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Analytic Introspection

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Attend carefully to sensations and experiences then report them
-“break it down”

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Functionalism

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Focus on CONSEQUENCES of behavior and mental processes

William James

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ID

Components of Personality:

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Seeks immediate gratification
- You want it > you get it = you don’t care about consequences

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Ego

Components of Personality:

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Seen by others
- care about what others think = correlates ID and Superego

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Superego

Components of Personality:

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“conscience”

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Wilhem Wundt

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Structuralism
Analytic Introspection
Voluntarism
Founders of Psych

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William James

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Functionalism
Founders of Psych

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Sigmund Freud

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Psychodynamic Theory
Components of Personality

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John B. Watson

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Behaviorism

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B.F. Skinner

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Behaviorism
Reinforcement and Punishment
Operant Conditioning Chamber

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Abraham Maslow

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Humanism
Hierarchy of needs
Motivating behavior

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Gesagt Psychology

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The whole is different than the sum of its parts
* Context matters
* A song piece

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Psychodynamic Theory

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Focus on how mental processes influence behavior

Sigmund Freud

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Behaviorism

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All behaviors are learned through the interactions of the environment

18
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Humanistic Psychology

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The potential for good that is innate to all humans

Maslow, Rogers

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Cognitive Psychology

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Focus on understanding the workings of the mind

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Psychological Perspectives:
Biological Psychology
(Neuroscience)

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Effects of genetics, physiology, and biology on behavior and mental processes

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Psychological Perspectives:
Social Psychology

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How we are affected by others

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Psychological Perspectives:
Cognitive Psychology

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Process of thinking; thinking pattens

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Psychological Perspectives:
Developmental Psychology

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How we change overtime

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Psychological Perspectives:
Clinical Psychology

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Psychological disorders and well-being
-Diagnosis and treatment
-Consider other perspectives

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Psychological Perspectives:
Individual Differences

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Psychological characteristics that distinguish each person from another and help define each person individually

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Applied Research

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Behavioral Medicine : Do research > then apply
Ex: Develop programs to stop smoking

Forensic: Legal research

Industrial / organizational: work places
Ex: Evaluate work performance

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Basic Research

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For the goal of knowing
Useful in the future

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Human Services

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-Clinical Psychologists : Specialized training in assessment treatment
-Psychotherapists
-School Psychologists

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Hypothesis

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TESTABLE prediction implied by theory
*tells us how to collect data
Ex: Students with test anxiety will do worse in math

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Theory

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Explains and predicts behavior and mental processes
Ex: Test anxiety affects math performance

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Surveys/ Questionnaires

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*No causation
*Easy
*Gather data from larger samples
*People may not give accurate responses
*Can generalize but not a lot

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Interview

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Individuals asked a series of questions
*no causation

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Naturalistic Observation

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Observation without intervention; observe natural environment
*Observer bias
*people act different when watched
*difficult to set and control
*expensive, time consuming

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Case Study

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When they focus on one person or just a few individuals
*can’t generalize
*more valuable observations
*very specific cases (conjoined twins)

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