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psych 201-01
psych 201-01 chapter 1
Term | Definition |
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Sigmund Freud | Founded psychoanalytic theory, a perspective which focuses on the role of a person’s unconscious and early childhood experiences. |
Behavorism | Focuses on observing and controlling behavior. |
Developmental Psychology | Branch of psychology that studies the physical and mental attributes of aging and maturation. |
William James | The first American psychologist. |
Wilhelm Wundt | Credited as one of the founders of psychology. |
Sensation and Perception | Area of study within psychology that focuses on both the physiological aspects of sensory systems and the psychological experience of sensory information. |
Carl Rogers | Developed a client-centered therapy method that places the patient in a lead role in the therapy session. |
Humanism | Emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans. |
Gestalt Psychology | Focuses on the whole rather than the individual parts. |
Biopsychology | The study of how the structure and function of the nervous system generate behavior. |
Functionalism | Focuses on how mental activities help an organism adapt to its environment. |
Psychology | The Scientific study of mind and behavior. |
Psychoanalytic Theory | Focuses on the role of the unconscious in affecting conscious behavior. |
Clinical Psychology | Branch of psychology that focuses on diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and problematic patterns of behavior. |
Industrial-Organizational Psychology | Branch of psychology that applies psychological theories, principles, and research to industrial and organizational settings. |
Social Psychology | Branch of psychology that studies how individuals interact and relate with others and how these interactions can affect behavior. |
B.F. Skinner | Studied how behavior was affected by its consequences (operant conditioning). |
Ivan Pavlov | Discovered the concept of classical conditioning. |
Abraham Maslow | Proposed a hierarchy of human needs in motivating behavior. |
Structuralism | Structuralism |