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Psychology

scientific study of mind and behavior

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Empirical Method

based on observation, measurement and experimentation ( rather than logical argument or previous findings )

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mind

thought, feelings, emotions, inner experiences

(hard to observe)

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behavior

physical observable actions

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Wundt

1st Psychologist

introspection: objective examination of personal experiences

structuralism: examination of mental processes

  • subjective and poor agreement
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William James

Functionalism: what purpose does behavior serve?

  • holistic rather than labelling parts
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psychoanalysis

Sigmund Freud

  • examining the unconscious mind and early childhood experiences
  • focuses on emotional disturbances
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gestalt psychology

viewed human inner experiences as a whole

  • concerned w/
    • inner experiences
    • psychoanalysis
    • structuralism
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behaviorism

  • emphasizes observable behavior
  • rejects the mind
  • Ivan Pavlov ( emphasizes connections, classical conditioning
  • John Watson: historical move from mind to behaviorism
  • B.F. Skinner: emphasizes consequence (reinforcement and punishment)
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Cognitive Revolution

restarted interest in mind and mental processes post behaviorism

  • mind is = to computer
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Humanism

Emphasizes specialness / innate goodness of humans

Carl Rogers

Basis for client centered approach

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MARY WHITON CALKINS

denied PhD by Harvard

Studied Memory

APA president (American psychological association)

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MARY CLOVER JONES

PhD 1926

exposure therapy

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INEZ BEVERLY POSSER

1st black woman to obtain PhD

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W.E.I.R.D

Western

Educated

Industrialized

Rich

Democratic

  • the main research subjects of psychology are college age white men
    • this means they are typically wealthy and hold privilege in society where the rest of society may not fit into that box
    • this causes research to be bias based on the findings of their subjects
    • subjects of research do not represent population
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APA

American Psychological Association

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Contemporary Psychology

umbrella term for many fields of study

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sensation and perception

how we take in and process sensory information

-biases, neural processing, top-down processing

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industrial/organizational psychology

psychology of industry, corporations, and employment

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sports and exercise psychology

study of behavior and mind in athletics, sports, and exercise

  • practice, grit, mindset
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forensic psychology

  • study of intersection of law, behavior, and culpability
    • insanity defense, competency to stand trial, parental custody
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Academic Psychology

teaching at uni, conducting psychological research

  • typically requires PhD
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PsyD

psychologist

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masters

therapist, school psychologist, sports psychologist, business consultant

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undergraduate

management, sales, social work, HR