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Psych: History

AP Psych cards for history

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Wilhelm Wundt Set up the first Psychological laboratory. Trained subjects in introspection.
Introspection Technique by Wilhelm Wundt to record subject's cognitive reactions to simple stimuli.
William James Published "The Principles of Psychology", psychology's first text book.
Functionalism Examines how the mental processes described by Wilhelm Wundt function in our lives.
Max Wertheimer Gestalt Psychologist who was against dividing human thought and behavior into discrete structures. [Total experience]
Sigmund Freud Believed he discovered the unconscious mind. [a part of our mind over which we do not have conscious control that determines how we think and behave.]
Psychoanalytic Theory Described by Freud, based on the unconscious mind.
John Watson Declared that psychology must limit itself to observable phenomena to be considered a science. [Behaviorist]
Ivan Pavlov Performed pioneering conditioning experiments on dogs. [Classic conditioning model of learning.]
B.F. Skinner Expanded the basic ideas of behaviorism to include reinforcement.
Behaviorism Thought that Psychologists should only look at behavior and causes of behavior and not of elements of consciousness.
Humanist Perspective (Maslow and Rogers) stressed individual choice and free will. Believe our choices are guided by physiological, emotional, or spiritual needs.
Psychoanalytic Perspective Believe the unconscious mind controls much of our thoughts and actions. [Impulses and memories]
Biopsychology [Neuroscience] Explain human thought and and behavior strictly in terms of biological processes.
Evolutionary [Darwinian] Perspective Examine human thoughts and actions in terms of natural selection.
Behavioral Perspective Explain human thought and behavior in terms of conditioning.
Cognitive Perspective Examine thought and behavior in terms of how we interpret, process, and remember environmental events.
Social-Cultural Perspective Looks at how our thoughts and behaviors vary from people living in other cultures. [The influence of culture on our thoughts and actions]
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