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Unit 1 Vocab + Concepts Flashcards

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ABC’s of Pysch

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Affect, Behavior, Cognition

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Affect

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How they appear, body language, facial expression

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Behavior

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Observable action you can see

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Cognition

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Though process, what are they thinking

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Buddha ideology

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Sensations and perceptions combine to form ideas

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Socrated Plato, Descartes belief

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Knowledge is innate

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Aristotle believed

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Knowledge was not pre existing and shaped by experience

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Descartes discovered

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Nerve paths

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Bacon

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Founder of modern medicine, believed in experimentation, experience, and common sense judgement

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John Locke’s theories

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Wrote Essay concerning human understanding

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Blank slate (mind) in which experience writes on

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Tabula Rasa

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the view that knowledge originates from experiences and science should therefore rely on observation and experimentation

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Empiricism

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German professor at Leipzig and creates experimental apparatus

-measured the time from a ball hitting a platform and a person’s reaction by pressing a key

-“Atoms of the Mind”

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William Wundt

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Brought Psych to US at first lap at John Hopkins University

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G Stanley Hall

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Uses introspection to reveal structure of human mind
-promoted by Wundt and Titchem
-self reflection as they look at various objects, sensations, feelings
-unreliable because it assumes people were smart and verbal

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Structuralism (FIVE BRANCES OF PSYCH)

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-explored how mental and behavioral processes function, how they enable an organism to adapt, survive and flourish
-exploration of emotions, memories, and willpower habits and moment to moment streams of consciousness

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Functionalism (FIVE BRANCHES OF PSYCH)

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-our tendency to integrate pieces of information into meaningful wholes
-German for whole

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Gestalt Psychology (FIVE BRANCHES OF PSYCH)

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-Frued’s Theory of personality that attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts

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Psychoanalysis (FIVE BRANCHES OF PSYCH)

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the study of behavior and thinking using the experiment method

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Experimental psych

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The view that psychology should be an objective science and that studies behavior without reference to the mental process

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Behaviorism

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Interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition

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Cognitive neuroscience

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Science of behavior and mental process

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Psychology

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The principle that among the range of inherentes trait variations, those contributing most to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations

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Natural selection (Darwinism) survival of the fittest

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The differing complementary view from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon

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Levels of analysis

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Integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social cultural levels of analysis
Biopsychosocial approach Biological influences Psychological influences Social-cultural influences
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Behavior is determined by brain structure and chemicals, and by inborn responses to external cues for survival and reproduction -thoughts and behaviors are determined by genes, hormones, neurotransmitters
Biological perspective
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Behavior is determined by the interaction of nature and nurture -thoughts and behaviors are determined by interaction of nature v nurture -stages of development
Developmental perspective
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Behavior is the result of our mental interpretations of our experience -thoughts and behavior are determined by how we process, interpret and remember experiences
cognitive
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Sees behavior as arising from unconscious needs, conflicts, repressed memories, and childhood experiences -thoughts and behavior are determined by unconscious needs, conflicts, repressed memories, childhood experiences
psychodynamic perspective
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Focuses on the influence of self-concept, perceptions, and interpersonal relations, and on need for personal growth - thoughts and behavior are determined by human growth and potential emphasized individual choice and free will
Humanistic perspective
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In accordance with these laws, we respond to stimulus cues and to our history of rewards and punishment -thoughts and behaviors are determined by conditioning/reward and punishment- we respond to stimulus cues
behavioral perspective
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Behavior is heavily influenced by culture, social norms and expectations, and by social learning -thoughts and behaviors are determined by influence of our culture on determining behavior
Sociocultural perspective
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Behavior is determined by natural selection
Evolutionary/sociobiological perspective -thoughts and behaviors are determined by natural selection “survival of the fittest”
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Behavior results from each persons unique combination of traits
trait perspective -thoughts and behaviors are determined by a combination fo a person’s unique characteristics
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Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base
Basic research
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The study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning
Educational psychology
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The study of an individuals characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting
Personality psych
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The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another
Social psych
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Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems
applied research
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The application of psychological concepts and methods to optimize human’s behavior in the work place.
Industrial-organizational psychology
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Branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living and in achieving a greater well being
Counseling psychology
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Branch of psych that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders
Clinical psychology
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Branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical treatment (drugs) as well as psychological therapy
Psychiatry
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Scientific study of human functioning, with the goals of discovering and promoting strengths and virtues that help individuals and communities thrive
Positive psychology
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Branch of psychology that studies how people interact with their social environments and how social institutions affect individuals and groups
Community psychology
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The scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits
Psychometrics

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