Part 1 Flashcards
(23 cards)
Scientific study of behavior and mental processes
current def of psych
Different types of research
Descriptive research, correlations method, experimental method
Observe and record behavior
Won’t explain but will describe situation
descriptive method
Explains why it’s happening by explaining connection of factors in study
correlations method
Only method to give causation
experimental method
Ways to gather information
Observation
Surveys and interviews
354-430 AD
Introspection
Behaviors of babies and crowd mentality
st augustine
Early 1600s
Mind and body are separate
rene descartes
Father of Psychology
Established first psych lab in 1879 in Germany
Introspection
wilhelm wundt
Structuralism
Developed psych department at Coronell University
Left brain for research
eb titchener
1st Psych lab in US at John Hopkins University in 1883
Founded APA in 1892
g stanley hall
First professor of psych title in university of Pennsylvania
jane mckeen catell
Hated structuralism
Developed functionalism
First American psychologist
william james
1905
Became 1st female president of APA in 1905
Never got doctorate’s from Harvard
mary calkins
1st female to receive doctorate in psychology in 1894
Second female president of APA in 1921
margaret washburn
Started Psych of Women focusing on women
Disproved a lot of women stereotypes
leta hollingsworth
Sigmund Freud
Focuses on unconscious mind that truly tells desires
psychodynamic theory
Focuses on observable behavior
behavioral approach
Mental functions; learning intelligences and memory
cognitive approach
Focuses on heredity hormones and neurotransmitters
biopsychological approach
We behave the way we do bc of genetic traits that have allowed us to adapt and survive
evolutionary psychology
Looks at social and cultural influences and how that influences you
sociocultural approach
Humans are generally good and we have the free will to choose our own destiny
humanistic approach
