Hub science
1 of 7 major hub sciences with strong connections to medical and social sciences as well as education
Voluntarism
approach that emphasizes a role of will and choice in determining thoughts, perceptions and behaviours
Ulrich Neisser
coined the term cognition in 1967, cognitive neuroscience approach
Sigmund Freud
developed psychodynamic theory and its applications to treat psychological disorders. Founded the study of personality
William Wundt
credit for conducting the first experiments in psychology, theories contributed to the foundation of structuralism
Introspection
personal observation of your own thoughts, feelings and behaviours
Carl Rogers
developed client centered therapy, humanistic approach
John Locke
empiricist philosopher who believed that mind was a 'blank slate' at birth
Functionalism
approach that saw behaviour as purposeful and contributing to survival
Gestalt psychology
study of thinking learning and perception in whole units not by analysis into parts. opposing views compared to structuralism
Principles of Gestalt psychology
proximity principle, similarity principle continuity principle, closure principle, simplicity principle
Humanistic psychology
approach that saw people as inherently good and motivated to learn and improve. Conflicts with the behaviourism approach
Abraham Maslow
developed the hierarchy of needs and contributed to the foundations of the humanistic approach
Cognitive neuroscience
approach that focuses on understanding the links between cognition and brain activity
Biological psychology
focuses on the relationships between the mind and behaviour as well as their underlying biological processes including genetics biochemistry anatomy and physiology
Evolutionary psychology
investigates how physical structure and behaviour have been shaped by their contributions to survival and reproduction
Cognitive psychology
investigates information processing, thinking, reasoning and problem solving
developmental psychology
examines the normal changes in behaviour that occurs across the life span
social psychology
perspective that examines the effects of the social environment on the behaviour of individuals
personality psychology
individual's characteristic way of thinking, feeling and behaving
clinical psychology
seeks to explain, define and treat abnormal behaviours
Edward Titchener
founded the idea of structuralism
William James
founded the idea of functionalism
John Watson and B.F Skinner
founded the idea of behavioural psychology
Structuralism
Founded by Edward Titchener
The mind can be broken down into the smallest elements of mental experience
The conscious experience could be broken down into 3 types of mental elements: sensations, images, and feelings ← these could be broken down further into their fundamental properties
Behaviourism
an approach that features the study and careful measurement of observable behaviours
proximity principle
things near each other are grouped together
similarity principle
tendency to group similar stimuli together
continuity principle
ignoring gaps in information to create closure
simplicity
organize/interpret things in the simplest way