Psychology Chapter 1

Emphasized that a scientific psychology should study observable behaviors rather than thoughts

B.F. Skinner

Rewards and punishments control behavior

Behavioral Approach

The environment is all-important

Behavioral Approach

According to William James, each person perceives and reacts to the world slightly differently. T or F

True

According to the behavioral approach, previous learning determines behavior in present situations . T or F

True

The process of making your own system by borrowing from two or more other systems is called eclecticism. T or F

True

Preferred to look at human experiences as a complete whole

William James

Considered the father of psychplogy

William Wundt

What kind of psychologists used the findings of previous research to help clients solve practical problems?

Applied psychologists

Felt people are worthwhile creatures

Carl Rogers

Suggested that the study of animals could reveal something about humans

Charles Darwin

Who was the scientist in the 1800's known for his theory that animals (and even humans) had evolved and changed overtime?

Charles Darwin

A person's thought's are emphasized

Cognitive

Sexual and aggressive impulse control behavior

Psychoanalytic Approach

The unconscious plays a great role in behavior

Psychoanalytic Approach

What kind of psychologists studies the causes of behavior?

Research psychologists.

How does the text book define the term introspection?

The process of looking into yourself and describing what is there.

How does the text book define psychology?

The scientific study of human and animal behavior (how and why)?

What do you call the general framework fir doing more specific research?

Theory

One of the founders of American psychology

William James

John Watson felt all of our behavior is determined by the unconcious

False

The socio-cultural approach places emphasis on the fact that each person can make life worthwhile T or F

False

Humans are basically good

Humanistic Approach

Believed that what we feel and do depends on connections and associations we have made

John Watson

Studied the impact of learning on human emotions

John Watson

Wrote a book on how to raise children

John Watson

Chemical changes in the brain influence behavior

Neurobiological

Physical changes are emphasized

Neurological Approach

Developed the first comprehensive theory of personality

Sigmund Freud

Ethnic and Religious backgrounds influence behavior

Sociocultural