Psychology Chapter 1 Flashcards

640171277	psychology	the scientiic study of the human mind and its functions, especially as those functions affect behavior in varied contexts	0
640171278	Scientific Method	Observe and theorize, formulate a hypothesis, design the study, collect data, apply results to the hypothesis	1
640171279	Basic Research	seeks new knowledge, advances general scientific understanding	2
640171280	applied research	solves practical problems, improves the quality of life	3
640171281	1800s	when did psychology begin as a formal academic discipline	4
640171282	Wilhelm Wundt	considered the "father" of psychology	5
640171283	Wilhelm Wundt	established the first psychological laboratory at the University of Leipzig, Germany	6
640171284	Wilhelm Wundt	developed introspection	7
640171285	Introspection	analysis of basic elements of conscious mental experience	8
640171286	Edward Bradford Titchener	Studied under Wundt, Established a psychological laboratory at Cornell University	9
640171288	Edward Bradford Titchener	developed structuralism	10
640171289	structuralism	aimed at analyzing the basic elements, or structure, of conscious mental experience, was criticized for its primary method (introspection)	11
640171290	structuralism	established psychology as a science	12
640171713	William James	The main advocate of functionalism	13
640171714	William James	clarified definition of mental processes as being fluid, and having continuity	14
640171715	Functionalism	Broadened the scope of psychology and turned it into the study of behavior as well as mental processes	15
640171716	functionalism	allowed for the study of children, animals, and the mentally impaired	16
640171717	Behaviorism	school of thought in psychology; says that the environment is the key determinant of behavior. most influencial school of thought in the 1960s	17
640171718	Psychoanalysis	school of thought in psychology; personality theory developed by sigmund freud; treatment method for psychological disorders	18
640171719	psychoanalytic theory	individual's thoughts, feelings, and behavior as determined primarily by the unconscious	19
640171720	Humanistic psychology	school of thought in psychology; humans have the capacity for choice, growth, and psychological health. has a positive view of human capacity	20
640171721	Positive sychology	the scientific study of psychological characteristics that enable individuals and communities to thrive in the face of adversity	21
640171722	Cognitive psychology	grew in response to strict behaviorism; studies mental processes i.e. memory, problem solving, reasoning, decision making...	22
640171723	cognitive psychology	ideas grew from gestalt psychology and information-processing theory	23
640171724	gestalt psychology	the mind interprets events rather than simply reacting to them	24
640171725	information-processing psychology	the brain processes information in sequential steps, similar to a computer's serial processing	25
640171726	evolutionary psychology	investigates human behaviors necessary for survival; how behaviors adapted in the face of environmental pressures ver the course of evolution	26
640171727	biological psychology	also knows as physiological psychology;studies structures of the brain, neurotransmitters, hormones, effects of heredity; often confused with evolutionary psychology	27