The scientific study of mental processes and behaviors.
Gestalt Psychology
Looked at the whole picture rather than individual parts.
Developed Principle of Perception
Founded a similar lab to Wundt in the U.S.Wrote "The Principles of Psychology."Rejected Structuralism- it doesn't yield a fixed number.
Functionalism
Interested in the role that individual processes play."Why we do what we do ?"Understanding the adaptive purposes of psychological characteristics such as thoughts, feelings and behaviors.
Humanistic Approach
The humanistic approach sees all individual as good and help people reach their full potential.Allows client to be the expert.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
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dCognitive
Proposes that thinking is central to understanding behaviours
Cogntive Neuroscience
Examines relations between brain and thinking
Affective Neuroscience
Examine relations between brain and emotions
Founded the first experimental psychology lab in Germany and edited the first journal on experimental psychology.Created introspection.
Introspection
Method in which professional observers carefully reflect and report on their mental experiences.
Natural Selection
Principle that organisms that possess adaptations survive and reproduce at a higher rate than other organisms.
A student of William Wundt and founded Structuralism.
dStructuralism
Identify the basic elements of psychological experiences.Breaking down consciousness into individual parts so they can be analyzed in depth.
Discussed the importance of systematic observation
What weaken Structuralism ?
Disagreements on subjective reports.Imageless thoughts.
Psychoanalysis
Based on theoryBelieved that an individual's behaviour by powerful forces in the unconscious mind.We repress actions that society deemed unacceptable.This repression can caused future fixations and defense mechanism.
Iceberg Metapor
Psychosexual Theory
Collective Unconscious
The collective unconscious is filled with archetype.
dPersona
What we want to show other
Ego
Our true intentions
Shadow
Created "Little Albert Experiment."
Behaviorism
Focused on observable behaviours.
Nature
How genetics impacts our behaviours
Nurture
How our environment affects our behaviours.
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