Psychology Ch. 1

the fact that the mind has a physical reality was established by

scientists

Gestalt psychology was unique among the early theories because it

focused on the whole perception

Who was the psychologist famous for studying the impact of consequences on an individual’s actions

B.F. Skinner

Cognitive psychology evolved from cognitive psychologists’ 1950s revolution against what belief?

Behaviorism

A psychological perspective is defined as

a point of view

Why do psychologists generally focus on only 1 psychological perspective?

they want to understand a specific aspect of the mind in greater depth

What psychological perspective is concerned with how information is processed in the brain?

Cognitive

activities of the brain, including thought, emotion, and behavior

mind

discipline that systematically examines basic concepts, including the source of knowledge

philosophy

study of the physical and biological events that occur in the environment

natural sciences

approach in which the mind is broken into the smallest elements of mental experience

structuralism

approach that saw experience as being different from the sum of its elements

gestalt psychology

approach that saw behavior as purposeful and contributing to survival

functionalism

psychological perspective focusing on the relationships between mind and behavior, and their underlying processes

biological psychology

approach that features the study and careful measurement of observable actions by an organism

behaviorism

psychological perspective investigating the influence of survival and reproduction on physical structure and behavior

evolutionary psychology

psychological perspective that investigates information processing, thinking, reasoning, and problem solving

cognitive psychology

psychological perspective that examines the normal changes in behavior that occur across the life span

developmental psychology

psychological perspective that examines the effects of the social environment on the behavior of individuals

social psychology

characteristic way of thinking, feeling, and behaving in an individual

personality

variations in the practices, values, and goals shared by groups of peoole