intro
this guy disagreed with Socrates and Plato; said that the mind/soul is NOT separate from the body
Aristotle
Studied the basic elements that make up conscious mental experiences
STRUCTURALISM
analyzes how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their response to events in the environment and focuses on OBSERVABLE behavior
Behavioral
Medical professionals who treat people with disturbed behaviors
Psychiatrists
Cognivists concern themselves with the way in which information is
received, stored, retrieved & processed
Psychology is the study of _______ and _____ ____
behavior; mental processes
emphasizes ways in which behavior & mental processes are adaptive for survival
Evolutionary
Russian scientist who conducted an experiment where he rang a bell when feeding his dog, leading the dog to be conditioned to salivate when it heard the ring.
Ivan Pavlov
Psychologist who studies & helps students and teachers in schools
Educational psychologists
expert witnesses to testify in trials based on the psychology of crime
Forensic Psychologists
DAILY DOUBLE: 1st psychologist; established field of psychology
Wilhelm Wundt
studied the function instead of the structure of consciousness
Functionalism
unconscious mind
Psychodynamic
Psychologists who study the effects of natural disasters, overcrowding, and pollution on people
Environmental psychologists
study the link between psychology & our physical health
Health Psychologist
debate about the extent to which particular aspects of behavior are a product of either inherited or acquired characteristics.
NATURE VS. NURTURE
Studied how sensations are assembled into perceptual experiences
Gestalt Psychology
believes that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth
Humanistic
studies changes from womb to tomb
Developmental Psychologists
treat mental, emotional & behavioral disorders
Clinical Psychologist
Wilhelm Wundt is this kind of psychologist.
Structuralist
behavior & mental processes are largely shaped by the nervous system: brain, hormones, genes.
Biological
Focuses on how culture influences the way we think & act
Sociocultural
explores how people influence one another
Social Psychologists
DAILY DOUBLE: a psychologist who studies how we process, store, retrieve, and use information and how thought processes influence our behavior
Cognitivist