Wilhelm wundt
created the first psychology lab
G. Stanley Hall
wundt american student that established the first formal US psychology lab
Edward titchener
introduced structuralism and wanted to learn about introspection
William James
wanted to consider the evolved functions of our thoughts
Charles Darwin
evolutionary theorist that influenced psychology
Mary Calkins
became the first women president of the american psychology association. also first women to met the requirements to get a psych PHD
Margaret washburn
second female APA president, first female psychology PHD
John B watson
focused on behavioralism and conducted the little Albert experiment
BF skinner
studied how consequences shape behavior, also rejected introspection
Signmund freud
emphasized the way our unconscious mind and childhood experiences affect our behavior
Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow
found both behavioralism and freudian psychology too limiting
critical thinking
thinking that doesnt blindly accept arguments and conclusions
empiricism
the idea that knowledge comes from experience
structuralism
to reveal the structure of the human mind
introspection
process of looking inward in attempt to observe ones own psychological processes
functionalism
how mental and behavioral processes function; how they enable the organism to survive
behaviorism
the view that psychology should be an objective science (that studies behavior without reference to mental processes)
humanistic psychology
historically significant perspective that emphasized human growth potential
cognitive psychology
the stufy of mental processes occur when we percieve learn remember, think, communicate, and solve problems
cognitive neuroscience
the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition
psychology
the science of behavior and mental processes
nature-nuture
controversy of the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development and traits and behaviors
natural selection
inherited traits that better enable an organism to thrive and reproduce in a certain environment
evolutionary psychology
the study of the evolution of behavior and the mind using principles of natural selection
behavior genetics
the study of the relative power and limits of genetic and enviornmental influence on behavior
culture
the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted frome one generation to the next
positive psychology
the study of the human flourishing with the goals of discovering and promoting strengths and virtues that help people grow
biopsychosocial approach
an intergrated approach that incorporates biologican, psych, and social-cultureal viewpoints
behavioral psychology
the scientific study of observable behavior and its explanation by principles of learning
biological psychology
the scientific study of the links between biological and psychological processes
psychodynamic psychology
a branch of psych that studies how unconcious drives and conflicts influence behavior and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders
social-cultural psychology
the study on how culture and situations affect our behavior and thinking
testing effect
enahnced memory after retreiving rather than rereading information
SQ3R
survey, question, read, retrieve, review
Ivan Pavlov
Studied how we learn with classical conditioning, pavlovs dog
Jean Piaget
studied the cognitive development of children
psychometrics
study of measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits
basic research
science that is aims to increase scientific knowlefge base
developmental psychology
studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the lifespan, Piaget
Educational Psychology
how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning
personality psychology
study of individials characteristics and patterns of thinking feeling and acting
social psychology
study on how we think about influence and relate to one another
applied research
study that is aimed to solve practical problems
industrial-organizational psychology
application of sychological concepts and methods to optimizing himan behavior in workplaces
human factors psychology
a field of psychology allied with I/O psuchology that explores how people and machines interact and how machines and physical environments can be made safe and easy to use
counseling psychology
a branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living and in achieving greater well-being
clinical psychology
a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders
psychiatry
a branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders'; practiced by a physicians who are licensed to provide medical treatments as well at therapy
community psychologists
a branch of psychology that studies how people interact with their social environments and how social institutions affect individuals and groups
Dorothea Dix
Led the way to humane treatment of those with psychological disorders