Prologue Flashcards

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Aristotle

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developed theories about learning, memory, motivation, emotion, perception and personality. Believed in nurture and not nature.

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Wilhelm Wundt

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first psychological laboratory

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3
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Edward Tichener

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structuralism

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4
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structuralism

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used the method of introspection; unreliable af

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5
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William James

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influenced by Darwin, founded functionalism

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6
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functionalism

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focused on how mental and behavioral processes enable organisms to adapt

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7
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Mary Calkins

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first female pres. of the American Psych Association

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8
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Margaret Floy Washburn

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1st woman to get a PhD in psych

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9
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Sigmund Freud

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studied learning

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10
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Jean Piaget

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studied children

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behaviorism

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studied behavior

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12
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humanism

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emphasized growth potential of healthy people

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13
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cognitive neuroscience

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study of brain activity linked with mental activity

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14
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Plato

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believed in nature not nurture

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15
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John Locke

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believed in nurture not nature

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16
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Rene Descartes

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believed in nature not nurture

17
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schools of psychology

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evolutionary, behavior genetics, psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, social-cultural