Biological
Psychodynamic
Behavioral
Cognitive
Humanistic
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Who is credited for the creation of the Biological approach to psychology?
although not one person made it, the person most people say is Darwin.
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Who is believed to have created the psychodynamic approach to psychology?
Sigmund Freud was the first to take a psychoanalytic approach to psychology based on his patients.
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Who is widely believed to have created the behavioral approach to psychology?
John B. Watson created it during his studies at Johns Hopkins University and wrote his first paper in 1913.
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Who is thought to have created the cognitive approach to psychology?
Jean Piaget is believed to have created the first cognitive psychology theories during his studies in the 1930s.
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Which two people are given the most credit for creating the humanistic perspective of psychology?
Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow are the two most influential people who helped shape the humanistic perspective of psychology.
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What would be a good treatment approach for a patient struggling with mental health problems that can be helped by the biological approach?
The biological approach to treating mental health would be most effective with medication and therapy.
200
What is the general idea of psychoanalytic psychology? And goal?
The general idea of psychoanalytic psychology is that we act based on conscious and unconscious behavior. The goal is to work towards identifying the repressed memories that are affecting you.
200
People with what types of mental illnesses can most benefit from behavioral therapy?
Behavior therapy works to treat behaviors that don't benefit you and can help treat many things like anxiety, depression, panic disorders, eating disorders, etc...
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What is the use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
CBT works to better understand yourself to change behavior by facing your fears and working to calm yourself in stressful situations.
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What is the purpose of humanistic therapy and why is it so important?
Humanistic therapy aims to discover yourself and what makes you happy and fulfilled. It's important because it is vital to keeping yourself happy and content.
300
What was Wundt's preferred method of research?
His preferred method of research was introspection.
300
How did Sigmund Freud think that Id, Ego, and Superego played into your consciousness?
Freud thought that the id, ego, and superego all play a role in how you act consciously and subconsciously.
300
What is the difference between operant and classical conditioning?
Operant learning works by associating something you did with something negative happening so you learn from your actions. Classical conditioning works by associating one thing with another like a dog running up for a walk when it hears the sound of a leash.
300
What does the Milgram shock study have to do with cognitive psychology and why is it important?
The Milgram shock study shows how people act when told to do something, when under duress, and showed how cognitive dissonance happened during ww2.
300
What does Maslow's Hierarchy of needs say?
Maslow said that there were different stages of life that you experience. As you age you go through different stages that happen as a natural part of aging 
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What is biological psychology and what is it's purpose?
Biological psychology studies the internalization of stimuli internally and externally. It helps to understand yourself and why you feel how you feel and how to best fix it.
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How would a psychologist go about uncovering their patient's unconscious mind?
By doing free association and having the patient write without thinking you can find out unconscious thoughts and ideas.
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How can you explain why someone would be introverted or extroverted?
Past experiences being outspoken or quiet pair along with classical conditioning can explain why someone would be introverted or extroverted.
400
What is the theory of parallel processing and how would it apply at a baseball game?
A good example of parallel processing at a game would be music playing while a batter is walking up because you're taking in more than one stimulus at once.
400
What 3 major theories did Carl Rogers believe in while doing client therapy?
Empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard are the theories he believed made a good therapist.
500
What part of the brain is associated with trauma and in war veterans is several bigger?
The amygdala is associated with fear and emotions and in some cases in severe cases of trauma people are found to have an enlarged amygdala.
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How can a psychodynamic psychologist help someone struggling with antisocial personality disorder?
The psychologist can talk to the client about what happened and figure out what they can do to break the associations with being social and anxiety.
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What would be an example of behavioral psychology used in advertising? What would be the route of persuasion?
A company could use good looking people and the peripheral route of persuasion to get people to buy things. Or a company could use facts and convince people to buy things with the central route of persuasion.
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What would be an example of the priming effect in school?
An example of the priming effect in school would be the teacher giving homework similar to the test the night before.
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What does the humanistic perspective of psychology suggest? How does it tie in with positive psychology?
That humans are innately good and moral although there are some outliers. The humanistic perspective and positive psychology go hand in hand because they both focus on happiness and why we act how we do.