AP Psychology Module 1-3

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