Scientific Study
A tentative explanation
What is a hypothesis
Focuses on observing and controlling behavior
What is behaviorism?
Who is William James?
area of psychology that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and other problematic patters of behavior
What is clinical psychology?
Mrs. Smith's favorite psychologist
Who is Abraham Maslow?
Scientific study of
the mind and behavior.
What is psychology?
Focused on how mental activities help an organism adapt to its environment
Studied hysteria and focused on the unconscious.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
Study of how biology influences behavior
What is biopsychology?
the group of people which Maslow lived and studied to develop his hierarchy of needs
Who is the Blackfoot Tribe?
The two Greek gods in the myth Mrs. Smith told.
Who is Eros and Psyche.
Perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans
What is humanism?
Coined the term "introspection"
Who is Wilhelm Wundt
Study of patterns of thoughts and behaviors that make each individual unique
What is personality psychology?
The perspective that is traditionally used in public schools.
Professional organization representing psychologists in the US
Who is the American Psychology Association
focus on the role of the unconscious in affecting conscious behavior
What is psychoanalytic theory?
Proposed a hierarchy of human needs in motivating behavior.
Who is Abraham Maslow?
perspective that asserts that biology, psychology, and social factors interact to determine an individual's health
What is the biopsychosocial model?
Takes in 70% of the sensory input your body gathers.
What is the unconscious?
What is introspection?
Understanding the conscious experience through introspection
What is structuralism?
Thought the study of consciousness was flawed because objective analysis of the mind was impossible
area of psychology that applies the science and practice of psychology to issues within and related to the justice system.
What is forensic psychology?
The term was used to institutionalize women in the 1800's and early 1900's.