Unit 1 Psych

Unconscious mind influences everything we do

Psychodynamic perspective

If a child behaves poorly, it is likely because they were rewarded somehow

Behavioral perspective

Anxiety is the result of repressed traumatic experiences in childhood

Psychodymanic perspective

Our behavior is a direct result of how we feel about ourselves

Behavioral perspective; Humanistic perspective

An imbalance of hormones can contribute to aggressive behavior

Biological perspective

Fears can be learned and unlearned

Behavioral perspective

Teachers will get students to study more by giving extra credit

Behavioral perspective

Excersising increases endorphins, thus improving

Biological perspective

"Change your thoughts, change your life."

Cognitive perspective

Treat mental illness with medication.

Biological approach

Perception, attention, thinking, language, memory

Cognitive perspective

Eating disorders are more prevalent in the West because we are constantly bombarded with images of thin, perfect bodies.

Social-cultural perspective

Which perspective uses the metaphor of comparing the human mind to a computer?

Cognitive

Which perspective emphasizes the idea that the people and groups around us are important in understanding human behavior?

Sociocultural

Which perspective emphasizes the idea that we learn behaviors through rewards and punishment?

Behavioral

Which perspective would be most likely to state behavior is motivated by self-actualization and the promise of human potential?

Humanistic

Dr. Y is a cognitive psychologist.  She is probably most interested in…

how people process information.

Behavior is powerfully influenced by its consequences, in the form of reinforcement and punishment. 

Behavioral

Future behavior is influenced by memory and analysis of past experience.

Cognitive

If a child is behaving poorly, it is likely because this behavior has been rewarded somehow.

Behavioral

Which perspective would say that anxiety is the result of repressed traumatic childhood experiences?

Psychodynamic

Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?

Sigmund Freud

Allie is a _____. She thinks psychology should deal with the physiological causes of behavior.

Psychodynamic Psychologist; Biological Psychologist

Chuck is a _____. He thinks psychology should focus on how people think and solve problems.

Cognitive Psychologist

Which perspective believed psychology should only study observable and objectively described acts?

Behaviorism

Which psychological perspective studies how the situation and our upbringing influence our behavior?

Social-Cultural

Wilhelm Wundt; broke down consciousness into object sensations and subjective feelings

Structuralism

Sigmund Freud; driven by unconsious desires

Psychoanalysis

William James; focused mental processes adapt to current enviroment & practicality of psych.

Functionalism

John B. Watson; study of observable behavior

Behaviorism

B. F. Skinner; added to Watson’s theory

Reinforcement

Jean Piaget; studies mental processes

Cognitive Psych.

Max Wertheimer; focuses on perception

Gestalt