Introduction to Psychology Flashcards
psychology
the scientific study of mind and behavior
What influence did Egypt have on psychology?
linked traumatic brain injuries to behavioral changes
What influence did Greece have on psychology?
- philosophy
- Hippocrates developed first personality classification thru bodily fluids
How did evolution influence psychology?
Darwin’s theory of evolution showed that behaviors can be shaped by natural selection
How did medicine influence psychology?
phreonology and case studies of brain injury
How did medicine influence psychology?
phreonology and case studies of brain injury
What was considered the birth of psychology?
Wilhelm Wundt opened the first experimental psychology lab in 1879
structuralism
the study of how the mind is structured by breaking down conscious experience into its basic elements
Who were some notable structuralist psychologists?
Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchener
What methodology did structuralists use?
introspection
What were the limitations of structuralism?
perception is subjective and cannot access subconscious parts of thinking
functionalism
the study of the purpose and function of behaviors and mental processes
behaviorism
the study of observable behavior
cognitive psychology
the study of mental processes
psychoanalytic theory (Freudian theory)
the study of how unconscious processes influence behavior and personality
