Psychlogy peeps

Wilhelm Wundt

Founded structuralism and scientific psychology.

Structuralism

An early school of psychology that sought to analyze the structure of the mind.

Edward Titchener

A student of Wundt who is associated with structuralism.

William James

Developed functionalism, emphasizing the purpose of consciousness.

Functionalism

A psychological approach that focuses on the functions of consciousness.

Karen Horney

A psychologist known for her work in feminist psychology.

John Locke

Philosopher who proposed the concept of the mind as a 'blank slate' or tabula rasa.

Tabula Rasa

The theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content; knowledge comes from experience.

Ivan Pavlov

Known for discovering classical conditioning through his experiments with dogs.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus.

John B. Watson

The founder of behaviorism, emphasizing observable behavior.

Behaviorism

People seek pleasure and avoid pain

B.F. Skinner

Known for his development of neobehaviorism and operant conditioning.

Neobehaviorism

An updated version of behaviorism that incorporates cognitive factors.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior.

Edward Thorndike

Proposed the Law of Effects, stating that behaviors followed by positive outcomes are likely to be repeated.

Law of Effects

A principle stating that behaviors that produce favorable outcomes are more likely to occur again.

Sigmund Freud

Pioneered the study of the unconscious mind and psychoanalysis.

Unconscious Mind

The part of the mind that contains thoughts, memories, and desires that are not within conscious awareness.

Karl Popper

Philosopher known for his theory that scientific theories can only be falsified, not proven.

Falsifiability

The principle that a theory must be able to be proven false in order to be considered scientific.