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Module 1

Bellevue West Psychology Mod 1

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psychology the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
structuralism Theory that analyzed the basic elements of thoughts and sensations to determine the structure of conscious experience.
Gestalt psychology Psychological perspective that emphasized our tendency to integrate pieces of information into meaningful wholes.
functionalism Theory that emphasized the functions of consciousness and the ways consciousness helps people adapt to their environment.
psychoanalytic perspective School of thought that focuses on how behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts; contemporary version is called psychodynamic perspective.
behaviorist perspective School of thought that focuses on how we learn observable responses.
humanistic psychology School of thought that focuses on the study of conscious experience, the individual's freedom to choose, and capacity for personal growth.
psychological perspective A particular view of behavior and/or mental processes that has grown into a movement.
cognitive perspective School of thought that focuses on how we take in, process, store, and retrieve information.
biological perspective School of thought that focuses on the physical structures and substances underlying a particular behavior, thought, or emotion.
social-cultural perspective School of thought that focuses on how thinking or behavior changes in different contexts or situations.
behavior genetics School of thought that focuses on how much our genes and our environment influence our individual differences.
positive psychology Movement that focuses on the study of optimal human functioning and the factors that allow individuals and communities to thrive.
basic research Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base.
applied research Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems.
William Wundt (1832-1920) Founder of modern psychology
E.B. Titchener (1867-1927) Founder of structuralism
William James (1842-1910) First American psychologist and author of the first psychology textbook.
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) Founder of psychoanalysis
Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936) Russian physiologist who showed that animals learn some things through association.
John B. Watson (1878-1958) Founder of behaviorism
B.F. Skinner (1904-1990) American psychologist whose brand of behaviorism focused on the role of responses in learning.
Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) Leader in the humanistic psychology movement.
Carl Rogers (1902-1987) Leader in the humanistic movement.
Jean Piaget (1896-1980) Developmental and cognitive psychologist known for his studies of children's thought processes.
G. Stanley Hall (1844-1924) First American man to earn a Ph. D. in psychology; opened first psychology lab in the U.S.; founded,and was the first president of the APA
Mary Whiton Calkins (1863-1930) First woman to complete the requirements for a Ph.D. in psychology; first woman to be elected president of the APA.
Margaret Floy Washburn (1871-1930) First woman to receive a Ph.D. in psychology.
Francis Cecil Sumner (1895-1954) First African-American man to receive a Ph.D. in psychology
Inez Beverly Prosser (1897-1934) First African American woman to receive a Ph.D. in psychology.
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