Early Psychologists☠️
Freud's theory that our thoughts and actions are influenced by specific unconscious forces
What is psychoanalysis
The theory founded by Max Wertheimer and Wolfgang Kohler. This theory explores how two people can view an object in very different ways, or how one person can look at an object and see it differently each time
What is Gestalt Psychology?
The first step in the scientific method
What is formulate a theory?
What are observational studies?
A comparison group of participants that does not receive the experimental treatment.
What is a control group?
Influenced by Charles Darwin, this early psychologist believed that the human mind served to preserve human life by adapting to environmental demands
Who is William James?
This theory founded by John B. Watson was based on stimuli and responses; the belief that all animals, including humans, learned all behaviour through environmental factors.
What is Behaviourism?
The second step of the scientific method
What is developing a testable hypothesis?
Can be done using surveys and questionnaires or through interviews
What are Self Reports?
One or more treatment groups of participants that receive the manipulation of the independent variable being investigated.
What is an experimental group?
Established the first experimental psychology lab in 1869, marking the beginning of modern experimental psychology
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
The founder of Humanistic psychology, he emphasized the goodness of people and that all people should try to live up to their full potential as human beings.
Who is Carl Rogers?
The 4th step in the scientific method
What is analyzing the data?
This method uses an intense examination of one person or organization and can provide a lot of data.
What is a case study?
A sample of participants that fairly represents the population because each member of the population had an equal chance of being included.
What is a random sample?
Founded the theory of Structuralism while studying under Wilhelm Wundt. This theory believed that introspection (looking inward) was a crucial part of understanding psychology.
Who is Edward Titchener?
His theory of Cognitive psychology investigates mental functions like intelligence, learning, memory, and attention. Interested in an integrated view of the mind and brain🧠
Who is George A. Miller?
Test with a research method
What is the third step of the scientific method?
Examines how two things are related, without intervention of the observer. Correlation does not mean causation!
What are correlational methods
Each participant has an equal chance of being assigned to any level of the independent variable.
What is random assignment?
The step where results are shared and further research is conducted.
What is step 5 of the scientific method?
Examines how one variable that is manipulated by researchers affects another variable.
What is an experimental method?