Story of Psychology

Structuralism

examining and measuring one’s thoughts and mental activities “looking inward”

Functionalism

how consciousness helps people adapt to their environments

Psychoanalytic

conflict between impluse to satisfy personal desires & the need to live by society’s rules

Behaviorism

The scientific study of observable behavior - human behavior is learned through interaction with the environment

Humanistic

Based on each individual’s unique perceptions of the world - focuses on individual potential and personal growth

Hindsight Bias

after learning some outcome, we tend to believe we would have known it beforehand

Overconfidence

the tendency to think we know more than we actually do

The Scientific Method

Hypothetical account of how and why a phenomenon occurs

Case Study

study a small number of individuals in great depth( or group)

Anterograde Amnesia

the inability to form new memories

Naturalistic Oberservation

Observations of behavior in the environment in which it typically occurs

Surveys

Questionnaires or interviews given to many people

Correlational Studies

Is one variable related to another? How strong is that relationship (positive, negative, zero)

Experimental Group

Gets the manipulation or treament

Control Group

Gets no treatment or a placebo