History
The scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of both humans and other animals
Seeks to answer questions about us all - how and why we FEEL, THINK, and ACT the way we do
Also seeks to apply the information
What is psychology?
Studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders
What is clinical psychology?
Behavior can be explained in terms of brain structure and biochemical processes that allow organisms to behave
What is biological perspective?
Study of why the brain does what it does, purpose
What is Functionalism?
Psychologists should, as much as they can, explain what is involved in advance and obtain the ______ ______ of participants.
What is informed consent?
Founded in 1892
Largest organization of psychology with 160,000 members world-wide
(APA)
The American Psychological Association
Helps people cope with academic, vocational, and marital challenges.
What is counseling psychology?
Largely influenced by surrounding culture
Studying the influence of cultural and ethnic similarities and differences on behavior and social functioning
What is socio-cultural perspective?
Study of what the brain could do
What is Structuralism?
After the research is complete, the participant should be able to discuss the procedure and the findings with the psychologist.
What is debrief?
Wilhelm Wundt
Who is the father of psychology?
Studies and helps individuals in school and educational settings
What is educational psychology?
Charles Darwin famous for this theory
Natural selection
We behave the way we do because we inherited those behaviors.
What is evolutionary psychology?
We are born the way we are
Genetics and hormones explain behavior
Biology
What is nature?
A stimulus that elicits a response after repeatedly being paired with an unconditioned stimulus
What is a conditioned stimulus?
Emphasized the importance of the unconscious mind and its effects on human behavior
Who is Sigmund Freud?
Studies and advises on behavior in the workplace.
What is industrial/organizational psychology?
Should only study observable behavior
Removes personal opinion and vague speculation with reliable exact knowledge
What is behaviorism?
We are raised a certain way
Environmental factors explain behavior
Experience
What is nurture?
Participants, and the data gained from them must be kept anonymous unless they give their full consent.
What is confidentiality?
She had sought Breuer's help with a series of symptoms that included visual disturbances, hallucinations, partial paralysis, and speech problems
Breuer diagnosed the young woman with hysteria and later discussed her case with Freud
Her treatment played an important role in the establishment and development of psychoanalysis.
Who is "Anna O."?
Medical professionals (M.D.) who use treatments like drugs and therapy to treat psychologically diseased patients
Deal with severe issues (larger than day to day issues)
What is a psychiatrist?
Sigmund Freud
Unconscious: thoughts, memories, and desires that are well below the surface of conscious awareness but have a great influence on our behavior
What is psychodynamic perspective?
A mistake in speech that occurs due to the interference of some unconscious wish, conflict, or train of thought.
What is a Freudian Slip?
An outline or plan of the procedures to be followed in scientific experimentation in order to reach valid conclusions, with consideration of such factors as participant selection, variable manipulation, data collection and analysis, and minimization of external influences.
What is experimental design?