PSYCHOLOGY 101
What is psychology?
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
You keep checking your phone because notifications give you a little reward.
Which perspective?
Behavioral
What year is associated with the beginning of psychology as a science?
1879
Who is associated with the first psychology laboratory?
Wilhelm Wundt
Which perspective focuses on the brain and body?
Neuroscience
Which of these is a behavior?
A. Feeling nervous
B. Remembering something
C. Raising your hand
C. Raising your hand
You think:
“Everyone is going to laugh at me.”
Which perspective would be interested in this thought?
Cognitive
Who established the first psychology laboratory?
Wilhelm Wundt
Who is associated with functionalism?
William James
Which perspective focuses on genes and environment?
Behavior Genetics
Which of these is a mental process?
A. Running
B. Thinking
C. Smiling
B. Thinking
Your friends influence the way you dress.
Which perspective would be interested in this?
Social-cultural
What did structuralism try to study?
The structure/elements of the mind.
Who is famous for psychoanalytic psychology and the unconscious mind?
Sigmund Freud
Which perspective focuses on thoughts and thinking?
Cognitive
A student is thinking, “I'm going to fail this test,” while biting their nails.
What is the mental process? What is the behavior?
Mental process = thinking the student will fail
Behavior = biting their nails
A psychologist wants to know whether someone's behavior is influenced by their genes AND environment.
Which perspective?
Behavior Genetics
What did functionalism focus on?
The function or purpose of the mind and behavior.
Who is associated with behaviorism?
John B. Watson or B.F. Skinner
Which perspective focuses on how behavior is learned?
Behavioral
Why do psychologists use science to study behavior?
To use evidence/data rather than simply relying on opinions or assumptions.
A psychologist asks:
“Could something from this person's past or unconscious mind be influencing their behavior?”
Which perspective?
Psychodynamic
What was one major problem with introspection?
It could be unreliable/inconsistent because people's reports differed.
Name ONE psychologist associated with humanistic psychology.
Carl Rogers OR Abraham Maslow
Which perspective focuses on people, groups, and culture?
Social-cultural