AP Psychology Unit 1 Terms

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empiricism

  • knowledge comes from experience

  • science should rely on observation and experimentation

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structuralism

  • edward titchener

  • early school of psychology that used self-reflection (introspection) to examine the structural elements of the human mind

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introspection

elements of experience (sensations, images, feelings)

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functionalism

  • william james

  • early school of psychology that emphasized how behavior and mental processes enabble the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish

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experimental psychology

the study of thinking and behavior using the experimental method

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behaviorism

  • the view that psychology should only focus on the scientific study of observable behaviors

  • NO MENTAL PROCESSES

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humanistic psychology

  • “hippie psychology“

  • historically significant perspective of psychology that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people

  • are they receiving the emotional support and love they need?

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cognitive neuroscience

the study of how brain activity is linked with thought processes such as memory and perception

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psychology

the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

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nature-nurture

controversy over the relative contributions that genes (nature) and experience (nurture) make to the development and psychological traits and behaviors

  • basically genes v.s. experience

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natural selection

  • darwin

  • the principle that those traits of a species that contribute to reproduction and survival are most likely to be passed on to succeeding generations

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levels of analysis

analyze behavior and mental processes from differing complementary views

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biopsychosocial approach

an integrated perspective that focuses on biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis for a given behavior or mental process

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behavioral perspective

  • focuses on principles of learning in the scientific study of observable behavior

  • which stimuli trigger angry responses

  • skinner, watson, raynor

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biological perspective

  • genes combine with environment to influence individual differences

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cognitive perspective

  • encode, process, store, and retrieve information

  • how an individual interprets something

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evolutionary perspective

  • principles of natural selection to study thinking and behavior

  • darwin

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psychoanalytic/psychodynamic perspective

  • how behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts

    • events of the past

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sociocultural perspective

  • how situations and culture influence thinking and behavior

    • how groups influence you

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humanistic

how we meet out needs for love and acceptance and achieve self-fulfillment

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psychometrics

the scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits

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basic research

pure science that aims to increase psychology’s scientific knowledge base than to solve practical problems

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developmental psychology

physical, cognitive, and social change over the life span

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educational psychology

how psychological processes affect teaching and learning

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personality psychology

the study of a person’s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting

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social psychology

how we think about, influence, and relate to one another

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applied research

scientific study that aims to solve practical problems

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industrial/organizational psychology

applies psychological concepts to optimizing human behavior in the workplace

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human factors psychology

the study of how humans and machines interact

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counseling psychology

helps people cope with challenges in their daily lives

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clinical psychology

branch of psychology concerned with the study, assessment, and treatment of people with psychological disorders

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psychiatry

branch of medicine concerned with the physical diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders

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positive psychology

the scientific study of human functioning with the goal of discovering and promoting strengths and virtues that help individuals and communities to thrive

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community psychology

branch of psychology that studies how people interact with their social environment and how social institutions impact individuals and groups

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wilhelm wundt

  • 1st psych lab in germany

  • reaction time experiment

  • wanted to understand mental processes (not behavior)

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g. stanley hall

first u.s. psych lab at john hopkins

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william james

  • first textbook of psychology

  • thinking developed because it was adaptive

  • functionalism

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mary whiton calkine

  • denied her degree

  • first female president of the APA

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margaret floy washburn

  • first phd for women in psychology

  • second president of the APA

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sigmund freud

  • emotional responses to childhood experiences

  • unconscious thought processes

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john b. watson and b.f. skinner

  • rejected introspection

  • redefined psychology as the “scientific study of observable behavior“

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carl rogers and abraham maslow

  • humanistic psychologists

  • found both freudian psychology and behaviorism too limiting

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ivan pavlov

pioneered the study of learning

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jean piaget

most influential observer of children

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charles darwin

  • natural selection

  • functionalism

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aristotle

argued that all knowledge comes from experiences stored in memories

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descartes

thought “animal spirits“ flowed through the muscles and reclaimed memories from past experiences

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john locke

  • “tabula rasa“ (blank slate)

  • empiricism

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dorothea dix

  • mental asylums

  • mental illness advocate

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plato

student of socrates

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edward b. titchener

  • structuralism

  • introspection

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philosophy

the study of seeking knowledge and wisdom in understanding the nature of the universe through self-examination and experiences

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physiology

how psychological processes affect the human body

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innate

traits that are inborn rather than acquired or learned

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gestalt

grouping things together in a way that makes sense to an individual

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behavior genetics

the study of genetic and environmental influences on behaviors

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