Important People
Famous philosopher that studied hysteria and neurosis with dream analysis. Mostly known for his odd theories (eg. Oedipus Complex)
Who is Sigmund Freud?
Branch of psychology that studies how structure and function of the nervous system affects behavior
What is Biopsychology?
Natural Selection
What is Darwins Theory of Evolution?
perspective that believes that biology, psychology, and social factors interact to determine an individual’s health. (Health Psychology)
What is the biopsychosocial model?
study of the mind and behavior
What is a Psychology?
Famous Russian philosopher associated with classical conditioning
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
Psychology perspective that studies behavior and how to control it.
What is Behaviorism?
learning where the stimulus happens before a behavior and then gets associated with the behavior (Pavlov's dog)
What Is Classical Conditioning?
asserted that so long as basic needs necessary for survival were met (e.g., food, water, shelter), higher-level needs (e.g., social needs) would begin to motivate behavior.
What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
a tentative explanation
What is a hypothesis?
Founder of Psychology that is associated with structuralism. Created the first psychology research lab.
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
Psychological perspective that emphasizes the potential for good in humans
What is Humanism?
learning where the stimulus happens after the behavior is demonstrated (a Skinner box)
What is operant conditioning?
theory that personalities are composed of factors. Acronym OCEAN.
What is the 5 factor model?
method for acquiring knowledge based on observation, including experimentation, rather than a method based only on forms of logical argument or previous authorities
What is an empirical method?
First American psychologist. Also associated with functionalism.
Who is William James?
A type of psychology that studies physical and mental attributes of aging and maturation
What is developmental psychology?
Carl Rogers. Unconditional positive regard, genuineness, and empathy.
What is Client-Centered Therapy?
Triangular model for clinical psychology/cognitive therapy.
What is the Thought-Emotion-Behavior model?
process by which someone examines their own conscious experience in an attempt to break it into its component parts
What is introspection?
Father of behaviorism. Believed that objective analysis of the mind was impossible
Who is John B Watson?
Type of psychology that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and problematic behavior
What is Clinical Psychology?
focus on the role of the unconscious in affecting conscious behavior (Freud)
What is Psychoanalytic Therory?
Aspect perspective image by Joseph Jastrow
What is the duck/rabbit image?
largest organization of psychologists in the world (APA)
What is American Psychological Association?