Psychology 1300 Chapter 1 UCA

What year did modern psychological science begin?

1879 by Wilhelm Wundt

What is the dead person test?

A behavior is anything that a dead person cannot do.

Who is the founder of Humanism?

Abraham Maslow

What is the projection of human experiences and abilities on nonhuman objects?

Anthromorphism

Define behavior analysis

Behavior Analysis is the science that studies environmental events that change behavior.

Who is John Locke?

Believed in social contract between people and government. Helped form the idea of Empiricism

Define physiology

Biological structure, organ functions and genetic makeup

What are the subfields of psychology?

Biopsychology Sensation and perception Developmental psychology Behavior analysis Cognitive psychology Psychology of intelligence Personality psychology Abnormal psychology Social psychology

Who is the founder of dualism?

Descartes

What do research psychologist aim for?

Describe, predict, control and explain behavior

who is the main psychologist for structuralism?

Edward Titchener

Psychology is influenced by what five interactions?

Environment, Physiology, Mental Processes, Social Interaction and Cultural Practices

During Hugo's time in America, what was the prominent psychology perspective?

Functionalism

What school of psychology did Charles Darwin influence?

Functionalism

Who is Hugo Munsterberg?

He is the father of industrial psychology Examines the application of psychological principles to work and business.

What is psychology of intelligence?

How individuals differ in their mental capacities and abilities.

What is abnormal psychology?

How psychological problems, including mental illnesses, develop, impact life and are treated.

What is sensation and perception?

How senses collect energy from the environment and then process this info to create a mental model of the world.

What is social psychology?

How the social environment, including individuals and groups, influence the individual's behavior, including how he or she thinks, acts, and feels.

What is Carl Rogers Unconditional Positive Regard?

In order for a person to grow, they need an environment that provides them with genuineness, acceptance and empathy.

What type of approach do psychologists take to understand the various influences on individual behavior?

Integrative Approach

Who is the main psychologist for behaviorism?

John Watson

Where was the first psychology lab?

Leipzig, Germany

Who was the first female psychologist?

Margaret Washburn

Define Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Must get the bottom basic needs before you can attend to the needs higher up.

Define Environment

Natural world that surrounds the individual

Define Cultural practices

Norms and rules that have become part of our social structure within our environment.

What book did William James publish?

Principles of Psychology

What Greek words does psychology come from?

Psyche & Logos (Life, Reason)

What are the three main characteristics of psychology?

Psychology is a science, studies individual behavior and studies the variables that influence behavior.

What are the top three fields for psychologists with a Bachelor's degree?

Sales, Professional services and management services

The majority of psychologists are not interested in the strictly ______ but are interested in _______ the discoveries made by psychological researchers.

Scientific side; How to apply

Who is the main psychologist associated with psychodynamic theory?

Sigmund Freud

What are the two dimensions of behavior?

Simple-Complex, Internal-External

What is psychodynamic theory?

The conflict between our ID and Superego

Define Social Interaction

The groups and individuals we interact with.

Define Mental Process

The information-processing systems and structures that are part of the individual's mental capacities and process sensory information.

What is Superego?

The need to meet the demands of society.

Why is bio-psycho-social-cultural perspective the best one to apply in the field of psychology?

This perspective includes the many factors that work together to influence behavior.

Who is the father of psychology?

Wilhelm Wundt

Who is the father of American psychology?

William James

Who is the main psychologist for functionalism?

William James

Is psychology a science?

Yes. It uses systematic observation & measurement. Scientific Method is used.

What is structuralism?

an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the structural elements of the human mind

Define Gestalt

an organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts.

Which modern perspective is the best one to apply in the field of psychology?

bio-psycho-social-cultural perspective

What is ego?

component of our self that seeks compromise between the id and superego, between satisfaction and conformity.

What is ID?

desire to find physical satisfaction and fulfill biological needs.

What is personality psychology?

how consistent patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving exist within and across individuals.

What is cognitive psychology?

how psychological information is processed, stored, and interpreted

What is biopsychology?

how the physical systems produce behavior. (brain, nerves, hormones)

What is dualism?

mind and body are separate

Define science

organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world

Define perspectives of psychology?

philosophical ways of thinking about the goals of psychology and the nature of human behavior.

Define Zeitgeist

spirit of the times

Define Psychology

the scientific study of the behavior of individuals and their mental processes

What is developmental psychology?

the study of continuity and change across the life span

Define evolutionary psychology

the study of the evolution of behavior and the mind, using principles of natural selection

What is behaviorism?

the view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes

What is Functionalism?

the view that psychology's goal should be to study how consciousness and experience aid in adjusting to the environment

What is humanism?

the view that psychology's goal should be to understand human strengths, aspirations, conscious experience, free will and potential.