Introduction Flashcards
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What is psychology?
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The scientific study of mind and behavior.
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Wilhelm Wundt
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- Established the first formal laboratory for research.
- Seen as the birth of modern psychology.
- Wanted to identify and analyze the basic elements of the mind.
- much of his work was looking at the quality and intensity of our senses.
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What is structuralism?
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It is the study of the structure and elements of consciousness.
(Structuralists wanted to understand the parts of consciousness).
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William James
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- Founder of functionalism
- Creator of the James-Lange theory of emotion.
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Functionalism
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- In which functionalists wanted to understand the parts and the purpose and the functions of consciousness.
- Has become evolutionary psychology
6
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Four forces of Applied Psychology
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- Psychodynamic Psychology
- Behaviorism
- Humanism
- Cognitive psychology
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Psychodynamic Psychology
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- Is about what energizes, motivates, and moves us.
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The mind as an energy system
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Three core ideas
1. There is a limited amount of energy.
2. If energy is blocked in one channel it gets expressed in another.
3. The mind functions to achieve a state of quiescence.
NOTE: The releasing of energy was called Catharsis.
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Sigmund Freud
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- Looked at psychodynamic psychology.
- Had asked some of the right questions.
- Believed that neurotic problems are caused by unconscious conflicts left over, often from early childhood. (e.g. wanting to kill your fathers to possess our mothers).
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Psychoanalysis
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- Is a therapeutic approach and theory of mind developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes the role of the unconscious in shaping behavior, thoughts, and feelings. It seeks to uncover repressed memories, desires, and traumas through techniques like free association and dream analysis.
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Developmental theory
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- A theory that suggests that our personalities are set in stone by the age of 5.
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Von Helmholtz
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