Definitions Pt. 1
Anything an organism does.
What are behaviors?
This perspective looks at how our physical make up and our brains impact our personality, preferences, behavior patterns, and abilities.
What is the biological view of psychology?
This perspective examines the importance of social learning, social interactions, and cultural perspectives.
What is the socio-cultural view?
He is the founder of psychoanalysis and one of the most influential psychologists of all time.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
Internal subjective experiences we infer from behavior (sensations, perceptions, dreams, thoughts, etc.)
What are mental processes?
This psychological perspectives focuses on the theories and ideas of Charles Darwin. It sees mental processes as adaptions for survival and reproduction.
What is evolutionary psychology?
This perspective focused on studying observable behavior and developing methods to manage or modify those behaviors.
What is behaviorism?
Examines internal mental processes such as thinking, memory, and problem-solving
What is the cognitive view?
What is soul?
Founded by Sigmund Freud, this perspective focuses on mental disorders and stated they resulted from conflicts of the unconscious mind.
What is psychoanalysis?
Differing from behaviorism, this viewpoint looks at how we learn by getting rewards or punishments or by simply observing
What is behavioralism?
Investigates individual differences in patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving
What is Personality Psychology?
"Gestalt" is German for this word, which is also the focus of Gestalt Psychology
What is Whole?
These psychologists think we are driven by irrational desires generated in our unconscious minds.
What is the psychodynamic view?
This perspective says we are dictated by the way we think and about process the events of our environment.
What is the cognitive view?
The study of Phineas Gage's accident helped prove that this impacted our personality.
What is biology/brain?
This key aspect of Structuralism has humans break down their own internal, conscious experiences.
What is introspection?
This psychological viewpoint which examines how healthy people can reach their full potential.
What is the humanistic view?
This examines the changes that occur across our lifespan. It looks at both nature and nurture.
What is the developmental view?
One of the first branches of psychology, this emphasized how mental activities aid in basic survival and adaptation to the environment
What is functionalism?