Psychology M1-M8 (In progress)

Psychology M1-8 Vocab, Studies, People, others

Psychology

Scientific study of behavior and mental process

“I think, therefore I am”

René Descartes

Critical thinking

Examining assumptions, sources, and bias

Empiricism

Knowledge comes from experience. Experimental and observation, scientific knowledge.

Socrates/Pluto

Mind = body, knowledge grows

Descartes

Spirit in the brain

Bacon/locke

Empiricism

Psychoanalysis

Freud, Unconscious mind influences behavior. Many theories develop

Behaviorisim

Watson/skinner, objective observations only, not mental process

Humanistic

Rogers/Maslow, emphasizes human growth potential

Introspection

Self-analysis of how one may feel

Cognitive

Study of mental processes such as perception, learning, remembering, thinking, communicating, and solving problem (connected to neuroscience)

Socio-culture

Shared ideas & behaviors in a group and passed to the next generation. Ex: Gender, religion, ethnicity, etc.

Positive Psychology

Human flourishing, discovering and promoting strengths and virtues that help individuals and communities thrive,

Bio-psychosocial

Complementary holistic approach, biology makes you behave that way.