200303542 | Psychology | Scientific study of behavior and mental processes. | |
200303543 | Pseudopsychology | Phony, unscientific psychology pretending to be the real thing. | |
200303544 | Confirmation Bias | We pay attention to events that confirm our beliefs and ignore evidence that contradicts them. | |
200303545 | Experimental Psychologist | Scientist who do basic research in psychology | |
200303546 | Applied Psychologist | Use knowledge to take on human problems | |
200303547 | Teaching of Psychology | Most researchers teach class | |
200303548 | Psychiatry | Medical speciatly, not a part of psychology | |
200303549 | Psychoanalysis | Mental disorders arise from conflicts in the unconsious mind. | |
200303550 | Neuroscience Cognitions | Connection between Brain,mind and behavior | |
200303551 | Structurlism | - Focus on Structure - Wilhelm Wundt- 1st to call himself Psychologist - Devoted to unconvering basic structures that make up mind and thought - Used INTROSPECTION- asked subjects to respone to simple stimuli with a press of a lever or with a description of sensations. | |
200303552 | Functionalism | - Focus on Function - William James- American Psychologists | |
200303553 | Gestalt Psychology | Focus on the whole instead of the parts | |
200303554 | Psychoanalysis | Focus on the unconscious mind | |
200303555 | Biological View | -How are physical make-up and the brain infulences our personality (Medication) - Neuroscience- Field devoted to understanding the brain. - Evolutionary Psychology- Human traits come from Herditary characteristics in our ancestral past. | |
200303556 | Developmental View | Change Results from an interaction between the heredity in our genes and experiences from our environment. | |
200303557 | Cognitive View | Behaviors come from houw we interpret our experinces. | |
200303558 | Psychodynamic View | We are motivated by energy of dark forces of unconscious mind. | |
200303559 | Humanistic View | We are influenced by our self-concept and by our need for personal growth and fulfillment | |
200303560 | Behavioral View | Focuses on rewards and punishment | |
200303561 | Sociocultural View | Emphasis the importance of social interaction. | |
200303562 | Evolutionary/ Sociobiological View | Human Behavior problems | |
200303563 | Trait View | - Greeks - Blood.... - Those who do mental festing and personality testing, including clinical, counseling, and I/O psychologists. |
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