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Aristotle
believed knowledge is not innate comes from experience and mind is apart of the body
Socrates, Plato & Rene Descartes
believes mind is separate from the body and knowledge is innate
tabula rasa
blank slate
John Locke
believed the mind is a blank slate and experience writes on the slate
Wilhelm Wundt
known as the father of Psychology had the first lab of Psych in Leipzig, Germany 1879
G. Stanely Hall
established the first psychology laboratory in the U.S in 1883
Mary Calkins
APA's first female president
Margaret Washburn
first woman to receive a PHD
William James
wrote an important 1890 "Principles of Psychology" textbook and founded functionalism
APA
American Psychology Association
Sigmund Freud
a physician that studies the unconscious mind
Freudian slip
when the unconscious mind comes forth
Structuralism
analyze consciousness into basic elements
Functionalism
investigate functions of consciousness of the brain
Operational definition
a carefully worded statement of the exact procedures used in a research study
Naturalistic Observation
a descriptive technique of observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situation
Illusory correlation
perceiving a relationship where none exists.
sampling bias
when a sample is conducted in such a way that some members of the intended population are not included.
correlation
a measure of the extent to which two factors vary together, and how well either factor predicts the other.
confounding variables
unmeasured variables that influence both the supposed effect.
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