unit 1 psych

what is psychoanalysis

• revolutionized psychology with his psychoanalytic theory; believed the unconscious mind must be examined through dream analysis, word association, and other psychoanalytic therapy techniques; criticized for being unscientific and creating unverifiable theories

• theory that states a part of our mind over which we do not have conscious control determines, in part, how we think and behave

• theory that states psychologists should look at only behavior and causes of behavior, and not concern themselves with describing elements of consciousness; dominant school of thought in psychology from the 1920s through the 1960s

• modern psychological viewpoint that stresses individual choice and free will; suggests that we choose most of our behaviors and these choices are guided by physiological, emotional or spiritual needs; not easily tested by the scientific method; includes theorists Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers

what is functionalism

• theory that states that the whole experience is often more than just the sum of the parts, because the way we experience the world is more than just an accumulation of various perceptual experiences; relatively little influence on current psychology

• student of William James who pioneered he study of child development and was the first president of the APA

• theory presented by William James; emphasizes adaptiveness of the mental or behavioral processes

• hfitheory that states a part of our mind over which we do not have conscious control determines, in part, how we think and behave

what is any difference between the experimental and control conditions, except for the independent variable, that might affect the dependent variable

• experimenter bias

• confounding variables

• double-blind procedure

• assignment

what is behaviorism

• theory that states psychologists should look at only behavior and causes of behavior, and not concern themselves with describing elements of consciousness; dominant school of thought in psychology from the 1920s through the 1960s

• modern psychological perspective that explains human thought and behavior strictly in terms of biological processes (e.g. genes, hormones, and neurotransmitters)

• also known as Darwinian; modern psychological perspective that examines human thoughts and actions in terms of natural selection; similar to biopsychology

• modern psychological perspective emphasizing that change occurs across a lifespan; focus has shifted over recent years to teens and adults

what is the study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method

• Cognitive Neuroscience

• Humanistic Psychology

• Experimental Psychology

• Biopsychosocial Approach

what type of pshcology a branch of psychology is that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders

• evoluntionaRY

• psycodynamic

• behvaioral

• SISTIMATIC

what type of pyscollogy the study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking

• economic

• socio cultural

• cognitive

• event bisased

what type of psychology is the study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking

• sociocultural

• devlopmental

• educational

• personality

what is whether human character and knowledge are inborn or the results of environmental influences.

• subjects would view a simple stimulus (apple), then try to reconstruct their sensations and feelings immediately after.

• branch of biology that studies the functions and parts of living organisms, including humans.

• nature vs nurture

• an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the contents of the mind.

what is Psychoanalysis

• group influences guide behavior,how people differ as products of different environments

• developed theory of Motivation that emphasized psychological growth.

• emphasized role of unconscious conflicts in determining behavior and personality.

• role of mental processes in how people process information, develop language, solve problems, and think.