Nature Of Psychology Flashcards
(29 cards)
Define Psychology in greek times
Psyche- mind/soul
Logos- study
Psychology 1900s
Study of behavior
Modern Psychology
Systematic study of behavior and experiences
First goal of psychology
Description: give it a name, everything happens to have a description especially with behaviors.
Second goal of psychology
Explanation: Giving an explanation why certain behaviors are that way
Third goal of psychology
Prediction: Determining whag will happen in the future.
Fourth goal of psychology
Control: To modify some behaviors
16th century Psychology
Psychological problems are perceived as caused by evil spirits, thus they drill a hole in the skull- threphining
17th century Psychology
Rene Descartes
Hollow pipe
Animal spirits
18th century
Moral character, intelligence, etc. are discerned from the number of bumps on the person’s head- phrenology
Structuralism
Wilheim Wundt
Breaking down mental experiences into pieces
Functionalism
William James
Tries to understand why humans and animals develop certain psychological aspects
Gestalt
Wertheimer
The whole is greater than its parts
Psychoanalysis
Sigmund Freud
Unconscious mind
Behaviorism
B.F Skinner
Conditioning
What is visible
Behaviorism
B.F Skinner
Conditioning
What is visible
Existentialism
Human freewill
Existentialism
Human freewill
Humanistic
Humans are inherently good
Physio/bio or
Neurobiological
Study of human body but have scientific explanations
Behavioristic
Perceiving a phenomena abt human nature; such as habits
Focusing on observable behaviors
Psychodynamics
Still on the unconscious
Influence of the unconscious to the conscious mind
Humanistic
There is potential good in humans and take change in actions as we are active learners
Humanistic
There is potential good in humans and take change in actions as we are active learners
