Story of Psychology
The study of the mind and behavior
What is the definition of psychology?
He believed people are dark, aggressive, and sexual
Who is Freud?
Behaviorist believe we should focus on ______
An approach to understanding human nature that emphasizes the positive potential of human beings
What is humanistic psychology?
View that explains the mind in terms of the adaptive value of abilities preserved by natural selection
What is evolutionary psychology?
He believed that people are blank slates
Who is Aristotle?
Temporary loss of cognitive or motor functions without a physical cause
What is hysteria?
Watson's famous experiment
What is Little Albert?
They pioneered the movement of humanistic psychology
The study of the causes and consequences of interpersonal behavior
What is social psychology?
He believed in nativism
Who is Plato?
The part of the mind that operates outside of conscious awareness
What is the unconscious?
Pavlov's subjects
What were dogs?
Realizing one's ideal self
What is self-actualization?
The study of how cultures reflect and shape the psychological processes of their members
What is cultural psychology?
The study of the bumps on people's skulls
What is phrenology?
Bringing unconscious material into conscious awareness
What is psychoanalysis?
All behavior is ______
What is learned?
Study of psychology which focuses on mental processes
The field that looks at the biologically and socially influenced characteristics by which people define male and female
The father of psychology
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
It is formed in the first 6 years of life
What is personality?
The man who said behavior followed by pleasurable responses is strengthened; and behavior followed by punishment is extinguished
Who is Skinner?
The field that attempts to understand the links between cognitive processes and brain activity
What is cognitive neuroscience?
What is positive psychology?