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Prologue

Unit 1

TermDefinition
Psychology Scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Basic Science Curiosity
Applied Science Aim to solve practical problems
Socrates "The unexamined life is not worth living" Psychoanalytical approach
Plato Individual possess an innate knowledge; cognitive approach
Aristotle Knowledge comes from information stored in memory from experiences; behavioral approach
Enlightenment Rene Descartes; Cogito ergo sum; Cognitive
John Locke Tabula Rasa; blank slate; behavioral approach
Charles Darwin Survival of the fittest; evolutionary approach
Wilhelm Wundt Father of Psychology; first lab-Leipzig Germany, structuralism; Introspection
Structuralism Wundt; Identify the components of the mind
Introspection Wundt; Describe thoughts as observing an object
William James Father of American Psychology; first lab in america-harvard; functionalism
Functionalism William James; Identify the purpose of the mind
Somatic approach Body
Evolutionary approach Genetics
Biological approaches Somatic & Evolutionary
Psychological approaches Psychoanalytical, cognitive, Humanistic
Psychoanalytical approach unconscience mind
Cognitive Approach Conscience mind
Humanistic approach Psychological health; studying healthy people
Social approaches Behaviorist & socio-cultural
Behaviorist Consequences to actions
Socio-cultural Approach where you live; people around you
Clinical Psychologist Big problems
Biological psychologist Brain; genetics
Developmental psychologist children's problems
Counseling psychologist small problems
Created by: maechtlesarah
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