AP Psych Decker Quiz 1

Structuralism (person)

Edward Titchener + Wilhelm Wundt

Functionalism (Person)

William James

Psychodynamic (person)

Sigmund Freud

Behaviorism (person)

John Watson

Structuralism ideas

Breakdown of complex psychological functions into basic elements (images, feeling and physical sensation)

Functionalism idea

How an organism uses perceptual abilities to function in its enviornment

Psychodynamic ideas

motivated by unconscious instincts from childhood experiences

Behavioralism ideas

conditioning and environment influence actions

Naturalistic observation

to observe in its natural enviornment

Case Study

in-depth investigation of a specific individual

Correlational research

research to find a correlation between variables