psychology history

studied byStudied by 21 people
5.0(1)
Get a hint
Hint

was a dualist, believed that body and mind was separate, we were born with knowledge we have

1 / 63

flashcard set

Earn XP

64 Terms

1

was a dualist, believed that body and mind was separate, we were born with knowledge we have

Socrates and Plato

New cards
2

one of plato's student that was monist and nurture (knowledge gained through observation), before Christ

Aristotle

New cards
3

dualist and nature, animals spirits through nerves, our minds survives after death

Descartes

New cards
4

English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience, monist, "blank state", supports empiricism

Locke

New cards
5

the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

empiricism

New cards
6

mind and body are the same

monists

New cards
7

mind and body are different

dualist

New cards
8

founded 1st psychology lab, focused on consciousness: basic elements of conscious process, introspection, experiment of people pressing a button after hearing a ball hit a platform. forerunner to structuralism

William Wundt

New cards
9

father of structuralism, introspection; student of Wundt

Titchener

New cards
10

the used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind

structuralism

New cards
11

the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct

introspection

New cards
12

founded functionalism (which also had some of Darwin's theory of evolution), wrote 1st psychology textbook and 1st psych course, consciousness is personal/selective, continuous and constantly changing

William James

New cards
13

a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment

functionalism

New cards
14

English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation aka developed the scientific method. father of empiricism

bacon

New cards
15

founded 1ts American lab, 1st American journal, 1st American psychological association president (APA)

hall

New cards
16

natural selection theory, studies animal evolution

Darwin

New cards
17

United States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill, first ever mental asylum, nurse

dix

New cards
18

1st women to receive a PhD in psych (refused it tho), 1st APA women president, was bared with opportunities

Calkins

New cards
19

1st women to receive a PhD (accepted it). president of APA and studied animal behavior(could not join in the experimental psychologists)

Washburn

New cards
20

founder of psychoanalytic approach, important of unconscious self and child experiences affect behavior, iceberg

Sigmund Freud (OH NO OH NO OH NO OH NO)

New cards
21

dog experiments, classical conditioning; behavior

Pavlov

New cards
22

founder of behavior approach, him and skinner dismissed introspection and studied observable behavior

Watson

New cards
23

an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior

behaviorism

New cards
24

an approach to psychology that emphasizes internal mental processes; such as occurs when we perceive, learn, remember, think, communicate, and solve problem

cognitive psychology

New cards
25

the interrelation of conscious and unconscious processes and emotions that determine personality and motivation

psychodynamics

New cards
26

observable, reinforcement; stimuli

Behavioral

New cards
27

is learned, biologicals perspective: focused on impact of bio, study brain nerous system, hormones, and genetics.

Neuroscience / Biological

New cards
28

studying influence of culture & ethic similarities and differences

Social-Cultural

New cards
29

human nature evolves, self actualization, self direct to influence behavior, positive growth, listening

Humanistic

New cards
30

an integrated approach that incorporated biological, psychological, and social-cultural viewpoints

Biopsychosocial approach

New cards
31

survival of the fittest, instinctual behavior, Charles Darwin, inherited, help ancestor survive

evolutionary

New cards
32

scientific study of human flourishing, with goals of discovering and communities to thrive, happiness is by product of a pleasant, engaged, meaningful life

positive

New cards
33

Id, Superego, ego

personality test

New cards
34

I want it now! impulses desire

ID

New cards
35

represents your morals and how society expected you to behave

superego

New cards
36

caught in the middle, tries to balance the needs of both the id and the superego

ego

New cards
37

we are born with, genetics hormones explain behavior, biology

nature

New cards
38

raised a certain way, environment factors explain behavior, experience

nurture

New cards
39

among chance variations, nature selects traits that best enable an organism to survive and preproduce in a particular environment

natural selection

New cards
40

son resents father, loves mother

odious complex

New cards
41

daughter resents mother, loves father

Electra complex

New cards
42

a mistake in a speech that occurs due to the interference of some unconscious wish, conflict or train of though (basically when you say something wrong your inner self actually wanted to say that)

Freudian slip

New cards
43

women secretly want to be men

PENIS envy

New cards
44

everything is sexual, problems can be traced to childhood and is the fault of the mothers

sex and mothers (Freuds theories)

New cards
45

enhanced memory after retrieving , rather than rereading information

testing effect

New cards
46

study method: survey, question, read, retrieve, review

SQ3R

New cards
47

devoted to studying the measurements of our ability, attitudes, and traits

psychometrics

New cards
48

science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base (includes biology, psychologist linking body and mind)

basic research

New cards
49

study that aims to solve practical problems

applied research

New cards
50

help people cope with challenges and to improve their personal traits

counselling psychologists

New cards
51

medical professionals who uses treatments like drugs and therapy to treat

Psychiatrist degree

New cards
52

a branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social changes through life span

Developmental Psychology

New cards
53

application of psychology’s concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplace; human factors psychologists

Industrial/organizational

New cards
54

assess and treat people with mental, emotional and behavioral disorders, PHD, studies assessment, and treat troubled people with therapy

Clinical Psychology

New cards
55

allied with I/O psychology that explores how people and machines interact and how machines and physical environments can made safe and easy to use

human factors phycologist

New cards
56

studies how people interact with their social environments and how social institutions affect individuals and groups

community psychologists

New cards
57

processes involve learning, try to create better methods of learning, basic research

educational psychologists

New cards
58

diverse group of scientists who investigate a variety of basic behavioral processes in humans and other animals, work in zoos or academic settings, basic research

experimental psychologists

New cards
59

math related methods used to acquired psychological knowledge, basic research, needs research methods, statistics and computer technology

psychometric and quantitively psychologists

New cards
60

applies psychological principles to legal issues, applied research

forensic psychologists

New cards
61

concerned with psychology contribution to promoting health and preventing disease, healthier lives, applied research

health psychologists

New cards
62

relationship between neurological processes and behavior, research diagnose nervous system disorder, evaluate head trauma, disabilities, disorders, applied research

neuropsychologists

New cards
63

involved in the assessment of and intervention for children in education setting, improve learning, applied research

school psychologist

New cards
64

study of psychological factor that influence and are influenced by participating in sports and other physical activities, applied research

sports psychologists

New cards

Explore top notes

note Note
studied byStudied by 61 people
... ago
5.0(2)
note Note
studied byStudied by 3 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 18 people
... ago
5.0(2)
note Note
studied byStudied by 4 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 11 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 8 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 8 people
... ago
5.0(2)
note Note
studied byStudied by 1907 people
... ago
5.0(7)

Explore top flashcards

flashcards Flashcard (62)
studied byStudied by 11 people
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (21)
studied byStudied by 48 people
... ago
4.8(5)
flashcards Flashcard (40)
studied byStudied by 279 people
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (25)
studied byStudied by 202 people
... ago
5.0(2)
flashcards Flashcard (417)
studied byStudied by 19 people
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (34)
studied byStudied by 62 people
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (50)
studied byStudied by 1 person
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (24)
studied byStudied by 5 people
... ago
5.0(1)
robot