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AP Psych Unit 1

All stuff that was told to know for unit 1 test

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What is psychology? the scientific study of behavior or mental processes in an organism
Wilhelm Wundt began the first psych lab in University of Leipzig, Germany
What year was the first psych lab made 1879
structuralism structure of the mind
functionalism function of the mind
behaviorism observing behavior
Mary Whiten Calkins first female president of the APA
Margaret Floy Washburn first woman to earn a PHD in psych
Dorothea Dix fought to improve perception of mentally ill people in jails/institutions
psychometrics studying measurements of abilities
basic research discovering concepts or processes
applied research providing solutions to concepts or problems or processes
psychologist PHD studying, accessing, and treating troubled people with therapy
psychiatrist MD (medical professionals) who treat with drugs and therapy
Nature we're born the way we are, genes and hormones explain our behavior/biology
Nurture we're raised a certain way, environmental factors explain behavior/experience
What are the Seven Psychological Perspectives? Biological, Evolutionary, Cognitive, Humanistic, Psychodynamic, Behavioral, Socio-cultural
Biological Perspective explains behavior based off of biology (brain, hormones, genes)
Evolutionary Perspective natural selection and survival of the fittest
Person example of Evolutionary Perspective Charles Darwin
Cognitive Perspective we behave how we do based off how we think in a situation
Person example of Cognitive Perspective Jean Piaget
Humanistic Perspective Growth, potential, positivity. "I'ma do what makes me happy"
Person example of Humanistic Perspective Carl Rogers
Psychodynamic Perspective we behave the way we do cuz of childhood or because we're influenced by the back of our mind w/o knowing.
Person example of Psychonamic Perspective Freud
Behavioral Perspective we do what we do because of what we learned or observed
Person example of Behavioral Perspective Watson
Socio-cultural perspective we behave how we do because of our environment
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