Methods/Theories
The focus on the contents of mental processes rather than their function
What is the Structuralism?
credited as one of the founders of psychology
Who is Wilhelm Wundt ?
sights, sounds, touch, smell
What are Sensations (senses)
Francis Cecil Sumner
Who is the first African American to receive a PhD in psychology in the United States 1920?
Approach of observing and controlling behavior
What is Behaviorism?
____ Theorized that many of his patients’ problems arose from the unconscious mind
Who is Freud?
Experience of the world which is influenced by where we focus our attention is?
What is Perception
Naomi Weisstein
Who is the woman who stimulated a feminist revolution in psychology by presenting a critique of psychology as a science.?
a perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans. T
What is Humanism?
___ was an American psychologist who spoke of reinforcement and punishment as major factors in driving behavior.
Who is B. F. Skinner ?
Clinical psychology says we are made up of three areas what are they?
Thoughts, emotions(feelings), Behaviors
Margaret Floy Washburn .
What is the first woman awarded the doctoral degree in psychology
Focused on how mental activities helped an organism fit into its environment. (operation of the whole mind)
What is functionalism ?
American psychologist asserted, that so long as basic needs necessary for survival were met, higher-level needs,would begin to motivate behavior.
Abraham Maslow
The brain and the spinal cord make this up
what is the central nervous system
Mamie Phipps Clark and Kenneth Clark
Who are a two African American researchers best known for their studies conducted on African American children and doll preference, research that was instrumental in the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court desegregation case
area of psychology that focuses on studying cognitions, or thoughts, and their relationship to our experiences and our actions.
cognitive psychology
Focused on cognitive changes during infancy and childhood as we move to adulthood
Who is Jean Piaget ?
Mid and top level management (executive, administrator) / Sales / Social work
What is top ranking career that individuals earning bachelor’s degrees in psychology find themselves in.
In research what does the acronym W.E.I.R.D stand for?
Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic