Psychology Unit 1

Psychology 1

100

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

Psychology

200

You can't change people's attitudes, opinions or beliefs.

FALSE

300

A theory that emphasized the functions of consciousness and the ways consciousness helps people adapt to their environment.

Functionalism

400

Devoted to uncovering the basic structures that make up mind and thought-looking for the elements of conscious experience. It relies on introspection, or the process of reporting one’s own conscious mental experiences.

Gestalt Psychology

500

Focused not on how we feel, but on how we experience the world, was the opposite of structuralism. Instead of looking at the individual parts, it wanted to examine the whole and looked at how the brain works by studying perception and perceptual thinking.

Gestalt Psychology

Psychology 2

100

The first U.S. psychologist, he believed that psychology should look at function and not just structure.

William James

200

Assists people with problems in living & achieving well-being

Clinical psychology

300

This view emphasizes the importance of social interaction, social learning and a cultural perspective.

Sociocultural Psychology

400

Established 1st research lab @ John Hopkins, created first American journal and became the 1st APA president.

Stanley Hall

500

Studies, assesses, & treats people with psych disorders

Counseling psychology

Psychology 3

100

The phony or unscientific psychology which pretends to be the real thing.

Pseudo-Psychology

200

Considered “founder” or “father” of psychology, he created the first formal lab for research in psych @ University of Leipzig.

Wilhelm Wundt

300

Apply research gained to tackle practical problems

Applied research

400

Worked with Adolescent development, Mental Retardation and Gifted children. She was the 1st to use word “gifted” to describe children who scored exceptionally well on intelligence tests.

Leta Stretter Holingworth

500

1st PhD in Psych for Women, she wrote “The Animal Mind” (1908), served as beginning of behaviorism and was the 2nd woman APA president.

Margaret Floy Washburn

Psychology 4

100

Looks at how our physical make up and the operation of our brains influence our personality, preferences, behavior patterns, and abilities.

Biological View

200

Branch of medicine, can prescribe medicinal treatments as well as therapy

Psychiatry

300

This psychoanalyst thought that behavior came from unconscious drives, conflicts and experiences that we may not even have a memory of.

Sigmund Freud

400

The science of psychology is based on objective, & verifiable evidence obtained using.

Socratic method

500

Based on the arguments of Charles Darwin and his theories of evolution.

Evolutionary Psychology

Psychology 5

100

Psychologists that study research to create a knowledge base

Basic research

200

The titles "psychologist" and "psychiatrist" refer to the same profession.

FALSE

300

1. Studied under James, was refused the Ph.D. she earned from Harvard because she was female, founded labs at Wellesley College, invented widely used tech for studying memory and was the 1st APA woman president (1905).

Mary Whiton Calkins

400

This psychological perspective emphasizes human ability, growth, potential and free will.

Humanistic Psychology

500

Uses a set of standards to conduct a study which emphasizes careful observation and scientifically based research.

Scientific Method