Psychology 1: History and Approaches

The study of the mind and behavior

(History and Approaches I)

• Philosophy

• Psychology

• Physiology

• Perception

Ancient philosopher who proposed the idea that each of us has our own perception of the world that is unique to our life experiences

(History and Approaches I)

• Aristotle

• Freud

• Plato

• Descartes

Enlightened philosopher who says that we are to doubt everything. Famously quoted, "I think, therefore I am"

(History and Approaches I)

• John Locke

• Wilhelm Wundt

• Charles Darwin

• Rene Descartes

The 'Father of Psychology'. Opened the first Psychology Lab at the University of Leipzig.

(History and Approaches I)

• Wilhelm Wundt

• Edward Titchener

• Max Wertheimer

• Stanley Hall

An event that is actually lived through, as opposed to one that is imagined or thought about

(Vocabulary)

• Existence

• Perception

• Experience

• Introspection

This School of Psychology focuses on sensation and perception and breaking those down into minute detail.

(History and Approaches I)

• Functionalism

• Gestalt

• Structuralism

• Evolutionary

The School of Psychology that focuses on the purpose of mental processes. William James supported this perspective.

(History and Approaches I)

• Behavioral

• Functionalism

• Psychodynamic

• Structuralism

The first woman to receive a Ph.D. in Psychology

(History and Approaches I)

• Dorothea Dix

• Jean Piaget

• Mary Whiton Calkins

• Margaret Floy Washburn

This early School of Psychology says that you shouldn't dissect experience into separate elements to discover truths - instead, look at the 'whole'

(History and Approaches I)

• Gestalt

• Structuralism

• Functionalism

• Behavioral

In the Nature Vs Nurture debate, which option below best describes 'nature'?

(History and Approaches I)

• We are raised a certain way

• Environmental factors explain behavior

• We are born the way we are

• Experience makes us who we are