Psychology Review Unit 1
Who is RM Yerkes?
A psychologist who did mental testing on draftees. Concluded that slovockian and Eastern Europeans were mentally slower than other groups. Hitler used his findings.
What is a biological psychologist?
A psychologist who explore the links between brain and mind
Who is Walter Freeman?
A psychologist who performed lobotomies (procedure where ones personality is "turned off")
What is psychoanalysis?
A theory that states unconscious conflicts are responsible for behavior. Some techniques in this theory include dream analysis and free association.
Name two main behaviorist theorist and what they discovered
Pavlov- developed classical conditioning (a learning process where two stimuli are repeated) Watson- developed operant conditioning (when a behavior is rewarded or punished)
What are ethical considerations in psychology?
Psychologists have to constantly make up for past mistakes
What are the four goals of psychology?
description, explanation, prediction, control
What is cognitive psychology?
the branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of the mind
What is the zone of proximal development?
the difference between what a learner can do without help and what he or she can do with help.
What is forensic psychology?
the interaction of the practice or study of psychology and the law
What is psychology?
the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
What is psychiatry?
the study of the medical treatment of psychological disorders.
Who is Freud?
Freud developed psychoanalysis.
Who was socio-psychology's driving force?
Lev Vygotsky
What is socio-cultural psychology?
The belief that people developed upon the basis of culture and environment.
What is humanism?
The idea that everyone is trying to reach their maximum potential. NOT controlled by the environment.
What is behaviorism?
The study of observable behavior.
