Psych 1-1 Terms

the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation

• Empiricism

• Structuralism

• Functionalism

• Experimental Psychology

• Behaviorism

early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Titchner; used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind

• Empiricism

• Structuralism

• Functionalism

• Experimental Psychology

• Behaviorism

a school of thought promoted by James and influenced by Darwin; explored how mental and behavioral processes function – how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish

• Empiricism

• Structuralism

• Functionalism

• Experimental Psychology

• Behaviorism

the study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method

• Empiricism

• Structuralism

• Functionalism

• Experimental Psychology

• Behaviorism

the view that psychology (1) should be an objective science that (2) studies behavior without reference to mental processes

Most researchers today agree with (1) not with (2)

• Empiricism

• Structuralism

• Functionalism

• Experimental Psychology

• Behaviorism

a historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people

• Humanistic Psychology

• Cognitive Neuroscience

• Psychology

the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language).

• Humanistic Psychology

• Cognitive Neuroscience

• Psychology

the science of behavior and mental processes.

• Humanistic Psychology

• Cognitive Neuroscience

• Psychology