Psychology

Closely related to natural sciences by concerned with biblogical functions of the brain, way it conducts experiments and way it anailzes data and draws conclusions

William james

Psychologist who wrote the first modern book of psych “principles of psych” in 1800

Clinical Psychologists

Majority if psychologists

developmental psychologists

concerned with changes that occur throughout the life span

social psychologists

differ from personality psychologists in their focus on there external influences rather than internal

counseling psychologists

encourage clients to; clarify goals, overcome adjustment problems and meet challenges

BF Skinner

Training your dog to shake using dog biscuits, positive or negative re-enforcements

Wilhelm Wundt

founded structuralism

John B Watson

founder of behaviorism

Humanistic

emphasizes individual potential for growth and stresses individual choice and free will

sociocultural perspective

Gender, culture, and economic status influence behavior

Cognitive activities

Dreams, perceptions, thoughts and memories

modern psychology

Born in the 1800’s after the birth of modern science

Behaviorism

ex: student asks to borrow car and everytime Mom says no, so they stop asking

Gestalt psychology

Much learning is accomplished by sudden insight

Early days

The school of psychoanalysis stress that behavior was caused by unconscious motives and conflicts

behaviorist

ex: someone that believes conscious experience cant be studyied scientifically

School of behavior

Define psych as the scientific study of observable behavior

Modern biological perspective

Studys effects of biological factors on our behavior

sigmund freud

Gained understanding of human behavior in consultation with patients

Wundt

first modern psychologist

Social psychologist

ex: there interested in why people joins gangs

Applied research

Applied research that aims to solve practical problems