Ap Psych- Scientific Foundations Of Psychology

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.