PSYC 101

Which scientist: had a focus on the unconscious

Sigmund Frued

Which scientist: Set Psychology as an independent study?

Wilhelm Wundt

Which scientist: Came up with chain of thought?

William James

Which scientist: Came up functionalism?

William James

Functionalism:

The belief that psychology should focus on the topic of consciousness (focuses on behaviors and mental processes rather than just observable behaviors 1800s)

What is the key methodology of functionalism?

Stream of consciousness

Who created the first Labatory for psychology?

Wilhelm wundt

Who created the first public general on the topic of psychology?

Wilhelm Wundt

Who came up with the idea that the subject matter of psychology should be consciousness?

Wilhem Wundt

Behaviorism:

The belief that psychology should only focus on observable behaviors (to be taken more seriously)

Which scientist: Promoted the rise in animal research?

John B. Watson

What was Watson’s view on nature vs. nurture?

The environment (nurture) is the key to how a person becomes themselves

Along with Watson what other scientist believed that it is our environment that defines us?

B.F. Skinner

Humanism:

Humans are uniquely different than animals especially due to their freedom and potential for growth

Famous Humanists

Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow

Clinical Psychology

A branch of psychology that focuses on behaviors and mental disorders.

Cognition:

The mental processes that form for acquiring knowledge

Evolutionary Psychology

The study of the idea that human behavior, emotions, and traits are formed through natural selection

What did Mary Whiton Calkins do for psychology?

Made the pair associate technique for studying memory (never received PhD from Harvard)

Maragret Floy washburn

First woman to recieve a Phd in psychology

Leta Setta hollingworth

involved in solving sexist psychology myths like woman are inferior to men

What is positive psychology?

The study based on the strengths, well beings, and factors that help Indvidual’s and communities thrive

What are the 6 contemporary theoretical perspectives?

Behavioral, Psychoanalytic, Humanistic, Cognitive, Biological, Evolutionary

Developmental psychology

The study of how people grow, change, and adapt psychically, cognitively, emotionally and socially across a lifespan.

psychometric psychology

The focus on designing, administrating, and interpreting tests for mental abilities, personality traits, attitudes and psychological attributes.

psychological psychology

Psychology that’s based on the basis of behavior

Personality Psychology

How individuals differ

Which scientist had the strongest influence on todays culture?

Sigmund Frued