Unit 1 AP Pysch Flashcards

10525671249	Pyschology	the scientific study of behavior and mental processes - A friend looks sad and they tell you what they are feeling which tries to make you understand their mental process	0
10525696648	Introspection	examination of one's own thoughts and feelings - meditate to understand your feelings	1
10525701668	Structuralism	That uses introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind - A rock is rough, hard, dark, big	2
10525721787	Functionalism	Focuses on how mental and behavioral processes function- and how we adapt, survive, and flourish. - Functions of consciousness - In school we adapt to our teachers and classes and study to survive and we flourish with getting good grades and understanding	3
10525741921	Evolutionary Psychology	the attempt to explain social behavior in terms of genetic factors that have evolved over time according to the principles of natural selection - biology and experience - Phobias- being scared of spiders and snakes more than lions and tigers	4
10536517785	Psychoanalytic Perspective	Behavior results from unconscious mind/drives ( unconscious mind is repressed negative childhood memories) - Kara had a abusive dad when growing up and her relationship with her bf is abusive	5
10536518489	Behaviorism	behavior can be in terms in conditioning, observable behaviors - a teacher gives the students a treat at the end of the week for good behavior	6
10536519220	Humanistic Perspective	knowing ones self and positive self growth love and acceptance - if not happy or is bored with life, do some soul searching and find what is missing. Friendship?Hobbies?	7
10536520583	Cognitive Perspective	study of mental processes- thinking, feeling, remembering, and learning - Doing math problems and remembering how to solve and understand the problem	8
10536522173	Neuroscience/Bio psychology Perspective	how the body and brain enables emotions, memories, and sensory experiences - body chemistry or neurotransmitters - drinking, eating, reading, speaking, results in neural activity and causes behavior	9
10536522982	Socio-Cultural Perspective	how our thoughts and behaviors vary from people living in other cultures - going to church and believing your religion affects how your behavior is	10
10536524599	Psychologist	A scientist who studies the mind and behavior of humans and animals - Carl Rogers was a humanistic psychologists and dealt with how people can be the best they can be	11
10536525331	Psychiatrist	medical doctor who has specialized in treating psychological disorders and prescribes medicine - Sigmund Freud created psychotherapy and was a professor in medicine	12
10536525686	Clinical Psychologists	studies and treats people w/ psychological problems - Depression, Anxiety, Eating Disorders - B.F Skinner	13
10536526371	Counseling Psychologists	assists people with problems in living and in achieving greater well-being - marriage, school, home	14
10536528514	Community Psychologist	study individuals in their environment and how institutions affect individuals - The Black Lives Matter movement started and spread they would try to work to make people feel equal and try to build a better relationship between cops and people.	15
10536529793	Industrial/Organizational Psychologists	aim to improve productivity and the quality of work life by applying psychological principles and methods to the workplace - IO Psychologist going into a company and talk about leadership and employee motivation	16
10536530865	Developmental Psychologist	a psychologist who studies the emotional, cognitive, biological, personal, and social changes that occur as an individual matures - work with people that have disabilities, elderly, homeless	17
10536530868	Plato	Founded an academy in Athens, he and Socrates believed in the mind is separate from the body and that knowledge is innate (born with us). (student of Socrates)	18
10536532400	Socrates	Founder of Western Philosophy and believed in the love of wisdom was a holy quest or sacred path	19
10536533139	Descartes	first modern philosopher connected geometry and algebra together to solve geometrical problems "I think therefore I am"	20
10536534043	Francis Bacon	came up with the scientific method by challenging Aristotelian ideas	21
10536535520	Wilhelm Wundt	founder of structuralism and worked on introspection.Involved in the 1st psych lab in the world	22
10536536674	William James	founder of functionalism; studied how humans use perception to function in our environment	23
10536537213	Max Wertheimer	began Gestalt Psych, worked in experimental psychology and the study of sensation and perception.	24
10536538185	Mary Whiton Calkins	conducted research on memory, personality, and dreams; first woman president of the American Psychological Association (rejected her doctorate degree)	25
10536538579	Maragret Floy Washburn	did experimental work in animal behavior and motor theory development. First woman to earn a doctoral degree in American Psych and 2nd APA President	26
10536539334	G. Stanley Hall	focused on childhood development and evolutionary theory (1st for earning a PhD and the president of APA)	27
10536541724	Sigmund Freud	founded psychoanalysis, worked on unconscious behavior, and id,ego,superego	28
10536542121	John Waston	Behaviorism (started the school of behaviorism) "Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It." helped understand his theory of behavior	29
10536542122	Ivan Pavlov	known for classical conditioning of dogs and his field was in Gastroenterology	30
10536542946	B.F Skinner	Behaviorism (operant conditioning)- learning is learned through rewards and consequences	31
10536544498	Jean Piaget	Cognition- came up with the 4 stages of cognitive development from birth to language	32
10536545140	Abraham Maslow	Humanistic psychologist known for his "Hierarchy of Needs" and the concept of "self-actualization"	33
10536545141	Carls Rogers	Humanistic- came up with client-centered therapy that helps bring out their full self and potential	34
10536545735	Charles Darwin	famous for the theory of evolution and wrote "The Origin of Species" which is the basics of evolutionary studies	35