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| 903215473 | William Wundt | Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920) Founded the first psychology laboratory, was referred to as the founding father of psychology. He was interested in discovering the basic elements or structures of mental processes. | 0 | |
| 903215474 | Structuralism | Focused on identifying the structures of the human mind. | 1 | |
| 903215475 | William James | William James (1842-1910) Explored the purpose or functions of the mind and behavior in the individual's adaptations to the environment. | 2 | |
| 903215476 | Functionalism | Thinking, feeling, learning, remembering, have one function. The concious mind and goals drive the mind. Mind and body act as one. How you feel drives actions. | 3 | |
| 903215477 | Charles Darwin | Founded the theory of evolution. He proposed the idea of natural selection; survuval of the fittest. | 4 | |
| 903215478 | 5 contemporary approaches | 1.) Biological approach- focusing on the body, brains and the nervous system. 2.) Behavioral approach-Behavioral responces 3.) Psychodynamic approach- deep hiden motives within each induvidual. 4.) Hummanistic approach- emphasized a persons positive qualities, the capacity for positive approach, the freedom to choose any destiny. 5.) Congnitice approach how we direct our attention perception, remember think and solve problems. | 5 | |
| 903215479 | Sigmund Freud | Sigmund Freud was the founding father of the psychodynamic approach. He developed the the therapeutic called psychoanalysis. | 6 | |
| 903215480 | Inheritable | any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors. | 7 |
