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psychology
scientific study of behavior and mental processes
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empiricism
scientific study
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Structuralism
what are the parts? (Wundt and Titchener)
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functionalism
why does it work? (James and Calkins)
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humanistic psychology
humans can grow (Maslow and Rogers)
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nature-nurture issue
genetics vs. cultural influence
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natural selection
only the strong survive (Darwin)
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levels of analysis
offer complementary opinions
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biopsychosocial approach
genetics, emotions, and cultural influences
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basic research
knowledge for knowledge's sake
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applied research
knowledge to solve a problem
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counseling psychology
help with daily struggles
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clinical psychology
look at disorders
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psychiatry
can prescribe meds for disorders
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neuroscience perspective
how brain influences
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social-cultural perspective
how culture and situations influence
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behavior genetics perspective
how genetics influence
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industrial/organizational psychology
study of behavior in workplace
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cognitive psychology
how memories and thoughts function
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evolutionary perspective
how natural selection influences
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psychodynamic perspective
how unconscious mind influences
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mental processes
thoughts, memories, etc.
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introspection
structuralism; looking within and breaking it down
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behaviorists
behavior represents mental processes; learning and memory (Watson and Skinner)
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Wundt (father of modern psychology)
- atoms of the mind
- experiment with reaction time
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Titchener (student of Wundt)
- introduced structuralism
- introspection - to look within a single act of sensations and break it down
- trained all introspectionists
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James & Calkins - functionalism
- Asked why we do things, not how
- Darwin influence
- Calkins - first woman in psychology
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Freud - psychoanalysis
- 1st clinical psychologist - failed at being a doctor
- Theories largely not proveable and therefore not scientific
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Watson and Skinner
- Concerned with behavior that represents mental processes (learning and memory)
- must be directly observable and measurable
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Maslow and Rogers
Affect of current environmental influences on growth potential
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