Psychological Perspectives - Terms and Objectives

Flashcards covering unit objectives for psychological perspectives, including early, later, and contemporary theoretical approaches, domains of psychology, and major historical figures.

Which theoretical approaches in psychology were established in the early years to explain behavior?

Structuralism, functionalism, and behaviorism.

Which theoretical approaches in psychology emerged later after the early foundational approaches?

Gestalt, psychoanalytic/psychodynamic, and humanism.

Which theoretical approaches are classified as more contemporary in explaining behavior?

Evolutionary, biological, cognitive, and biopsychosocial.

What key skill must be recognized when applying psychological theories to explain behavior?

Recognizing the strengths and limitations of applying theories to explain behavior.

What are the different domains of psychology listed in the unit objectives?

Biological, clinical, cognitive, counseling, developmental, educational, experimental, human factors, industrial-organizational, personality, psychometric, and social.

Who are the major historical figures in psychology specified in the unit objectives?

Mary Whiton Calkins, Charles Darwin, Dorothea Dix, Sigmund Freud, G. Stanley Hall, William James, Ivan Pavlov, Jean Piaget, Carl Rogers, B. F. Skinner, Margaret Floy Washburn, John B. Watson, and Wilhelm Wundt.