Early Pioneers
The father of psychology
Who was Wilhelm Wundt?
contemporary psychological approach that studies the differences among cultures and the influences of culture on behavior are the fundamental goals of this discipline
Cross-cultural psychology
School of psychology and theoretical viewpoint that emphasizes the study of observable behaviors especially as they pertain to the process of learning
What is behaviorism?
Before going into private practice Professor Abbott was this:
A school counselor
The science of behavior and mental processes
What is psychology?
Founder of the school of thought that focused on the importance of how behavior functions to help people and animals adapt to their environment
Who is William James?
The tendency to use your own culture as the standard is called
What is ethnocentrism?
A contemporary perspective that emphasizes the importance of unconscious influences?
What is the psychodynamic perspective?
Professor Abbott's favorite sport to watch and
What is soccer?
The four basic goals of psychology are:
What is to describe, predict, explain and control?
Had more women complete their psychology doctorates under him at Cornell University than any other male psychologist of his generation
Who was Edward Titchener?
individualistic; collectivistic
Focuses on how an individual's thoughts, feeling and behaviors are affected by social environments and the presence of other people
What is social psychology?
What is social connectedness?
What is philosophy?
1st woman to earn an official Ph.D in Psychology
Who was Margaret Floy Washburn?
Can prescribe psychotropic meds to patients
Psychiatrists
Psychiatric APRNS
Specialty in psychology that focuses on the causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of psychological disorders
What is clinical psychology
Professor Abbott's private practice is in this town
What is Canton, CT ?
This philosopher wrote about sleep, dreams, the senses, and memory.
Who was Aristotle?
First African American to earn his Ph.D. in psychology
Who was Francis C. Sumner?
Nearly this many doctorates were earned in psychology in 2015
What is 4,000
specialty that involves researching mental processes including reasoning,thinking, problem solving, memory, perception, mental imagery and language
What is cognitive psychology?
Professor Abbott's email is:
cabbott@txcc.commnet.edu
The idea that mind and body were separate entities that interact to produce sensations, emotions and other conscious experiences
What is interactive dualism?