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father of psychology
Wilhem Wundt
humanistic approach
case studies
gather lots of deep data
mean
the average
nurture
can refer to upbringing or life experience more generally
psychodynamic approach
unconscious (what influences emotions/ behaviors)
sociocultural approach
how family, friends, and environment affect behavior.
cross sectional
compares different groups
median
found at the exact middle
behavioral approach
behavior are learned through interaction with the environment
SQ3R
study method that involves 5 steps survey, question, read, rehearse and review
longitudinal
follow one group
ethics
the standards that direct the conduct of it professional members
cognitive approach
Cognition refers to mental activity including thinking, remembering, learning and using language.
structuralism
Wilhelm Wundt-studying the mind by trying to look at what it is made of
placebo effect
sugar pill that has no effect
evolutionary approach
how the natural selection of traits promoted the survival of genes
biological approach
how behavior is affected by genetic or biochemical processes.
functionalism
William James- an attempt to study what the mind does or its function
mode
the most repeated
nature
means innate biological factors (namely genetics)