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Psych AP Unit 1
Psych AP Unit 1 - History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Structuralist Perspective | breaking down mental processes into most basic components |
| William Wundt | Father of Psychology; structuralist perspective |
| Introspection | self-examination of one's own emotional state and mental process |
| Functionalist Perspective | focused on purpose of consciousness and behavior instead of on elements |
| William James | made first psychology textbook; functionalist perspective |
| Theory of Emotion | emotion is the mind's perception of psychological conditions; ex: smile = feel happy |
| Evolutionary Perspective | explains human thoughts and action in terms of natural selection |
| Nature vs. Nutrure | 50% of who we are is how we are born, other 50% is our environment |
| Sir Francis Galton | first to study intelligence in family; evolutionary perspective |
| Gestalt Psychology | our tendency to integrate pieces of information into meaningful wholes |
| Psychoanalytic Perspective | the unconscious motivates our conscious behavior |
| Sigmund Freud | believed repressed sexual urges drove most human development; psychoanalytic perspective |
| Intelligence Testing | "mental age" to see where child should be; predicting achievement |
| Alfred Binet | made first intelligence test |
| Behavioral Perspective | focuses on observable behavior and developing traits through classical and operant conditioning |
| john Watson | observable behavior; father of behaviorism; Baby Albert study |
| Observable Behavior | every action = reaction to stimulus |
| Ivan Pavolv | classic conditioning with dogs |
| Classical Conditioning | unconscious learning |
| B.F. Skinner | operant conditioning; invented "skinner" boxes to study |
| Operant Conditioning | all learning is observable; learning is result of reinforcements and punishments |
| Humanistic Perspective | theory that all people want to achieve most potential in life and human nature is good; unconditional positive regard |
| Carl Rogers | work in therapy-client-centered/reflective; humanistic perspective |
| Cognitive Perspective | examines human thoughts and behavior in terms of how we interpret, process and remember events |
| Jean Piaget | young children's cognitive; contributed to school system; cognitive perspective |
| Albert Ellis | rational emotive behavioral therapy; cognitive perspective |
| Noam Chomsky | theory of generative grammar and universal grammar; cognitive perspective |
| Biological/Neurological Perspective | biological and genetic process in people with specific focus on activities in brain |
| Socio-Cultural Perspective | how those around a person and norms of culture impact behavior |
| Psychologist | person trained in research, practice, or teaching of branches of psychology |
| Psychiatrist | MD specialized in diagnosis, treatment, prevention and study of mental/emotional disorders; can prescribe medication |
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