Psychology Fundamentals

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Wilhelm Wundt

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Established the first psychology laboratory and is considered the founder of experimental psychology.

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Gestalt Psychology

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The concept that emphasizes that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

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John B. Watson

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Conducted the 'Little Albert' experiment demonstrating learned fear responses.

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Id

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The part of the personality that operates on the pleasure principle, according to Freud.

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Introspection

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The method of self-observation and reporting of conscious inner thoughts.

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Mary Whiton Calkins

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The first woman to receive a Ph.D. in Psychology and a pioneer in animal behavior studies.

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The James-Lange theory is associated with emotion.

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Emotion

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The psychological perspective that emphasizes the study of observable behaviors rather than mental processes is behaviorism.

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Behaviorism

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The ego operates on the pleasure principle according to psychoanalytic theory.

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Pleasure principle

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Jean Piaget is credited with developing the stages of cognitive development in children.

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Jean Piaget