What is Psychology
Psychology is the science of ____________ and ______________
Mental processes and behavior
A German scientist who was the first person to be referred to as a psychologist
Wilhelm Wundt
APA stands for ___________
American Psychological Association
Emphasizes the influence of genes and heredity on our behavior.
Biological perspective
A process by which someone examines their own conscious experience as objectively as possible
Introspection
Psychological science is ________
Empirical
Believed that people are driven by hidden impulses; verbal slips and dreams representing unconscious wishes
Sigmund Freud
The scientific study of development across a lifespan
Developmental psychology
This perspective looks at our unconscious needs and desires and based off of Sigmund Freud's ideas.
Psychoanalytic or psychodynamic perspective
Perspective of observing and controlling behavior
Behaviorism
The year 1879
The year the first psychological lab was started
Most well-known for proposing his hierarchy of needs
Abraham Maslow
Area of psychology that focuses on studying cognition, or thoughts, and their relationship to our experiences and our actions.
Cognitive Psychology
People behave a certain way for their survival
Evolutionary perspective
Method for acquiring knowledge based on observation, including experimentation.
Empirical method
The literal meaning of the word "psychology"
The study of the mind
Studied classical conditioning by experimenting with the salivation reflex in dogs
Ivan Pavlov
Before psychology became a recognized discipline, matters of the mind were undertaken by those in ____________
Philosophy
Mental processes are influenced by the interaction of psychological disposition, and social factors.
Pscychosocial perspective
Diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and other behavior
Clinical psychology
To be a psychology professor at a 4 year college, someone would need this degree
PhD
The chamber that allowed the careful study of the principles of modifying behavior through reinforcement and punishment was called ______
Operant conditioning chamber, or Skinner box
The study of patterns of thoughts and behaviors that make each individual unique
Personality psychology
This perspective argues that the whole is more than the sum of its parts.
Gestalt
Applies science and practice of psychology to issues within and related to the justice system
Forensic psychology