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Psych Ch.1
Types of psychology
Term | Definition |
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G. Stanley Hall | Received first psych PhD in US. |
Structuralism | Looking inward in an attempt to reconstruct feelings and sensations experienced after viewing stimulus. |
Humanistic psychology | School of psychology and theoretical viewpoint that emphasizes each person's unique potential for psychological growth and self- direction. |
John B. Watson | Founder of behaviorism. |
Wilhelm Wundt | Founder of psychology. |
Edward B. Titchener | Founder of structuralism |
William James | Founder of functionalism |
Mary Whiton Calkins | First woman to receive psych PhD in US |
Carl Rogers | Founder of humanistic psychology |
Sigmund Freud | Founder of psychoanalysis |
Functionalism | Studies the purpose of conscious mental experiences |
Psychoanalysis | Our unconscious mind can motivate behavior/feelings (Example: people who were adopted have attachment issues) |
Behavorism | an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior |
Naturalistic observation | a psychology technique that involves observing subjects in their natural environment. (Example: people watching at an airport) |