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HISTORY/APPROACH

NATANSON EXAM 1: H & A 2011 SPRING

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Introspection thinking and reflecting on one’s own experience
Structuralism historical focus; basic elements of conscious mental experience
Functionalism historical focus; how mental processes help adaptation to the environment
Behaviorism learn observable responses to environmental stimuli through association
Gestalt early cognitive approach based on the "the whole experience is greater than the sum of it's parts"
Psychoanalytic/psychodynamic effect on behavior of; unconscious motives and desires, repressed childhood experiences, unconscious conflicts
Humanism free will; personal growth, choice, achievement; individual potential
evolutionary how nature selects behavioral traits, such as fear of heights, that promote survival of the species (ex; mating preference diff between men and women)
biological/neuroscience biological influences (neuroanatomy, brain chemistry, diet etc) on behavior includes genetics
cognitive a focus on mental processes: memory, perception, thought, attitudes, thinking style, self talk etc
Sociocultural influence of ethnicity, gender, culture, socioeconomics on behavior
levels of analysis complimentary accounts of same behavior from many perspectives; psychological, biological and sociocultural
Mary Whiton Calkins first woman president of the APA, denied her doctorate from Harvard
Charles Darwin Theory of evolution, survival of the fittest, origin of species
Dorathia Dix social reformer for the treatment of the mentally ill
G Stanley Hall first President of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1892
William James (1842-1910) functionalism, first American psychologist, wrote first psychology textbook
Margaret Floy Washburn first woman to receive Ph.D. in psychology and presidency of the American Psychological Association
Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920) first psychology lab, Germany--introspection
Paul Broca French physician discovered Broca’s area
Michael Gassaniga made important advances in our understanding of functional lateralization in the brain and how the cerebral hemispheres communicate with one another
Roger Sperry Psychobiologist discovered that that the human brain has specialized functions on the right and left
Carl Wernicke German, discovered Wernicke’s area
Industrial Organizational Psych workplace productivity
Clinical branch of psychology concerned with the assessment and treatment of mental illness, abnormal behavior and psychiatric problems.
Counseling counseling psychology focuses on normal everyday problems rather than mental health problems.
Human factors focuses on ergonomics, workplace safety, human error, product design, human capability and human-computer interaction
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