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  • When is the birth of Psychology identified?
    1879
  • Who established the first psychological laboratory?
    Wilhelm Wundt
  • What was the focus of Wundt's work in psychology?
    Moving psychology to controlled research
  • What was the name of Wundt's laboratory?
    Institute of Experimental Psychology
  • What method did Wundt use to study the mind?
    Introspection
  • What does structuralism aim to study?
    The structure of the mind
  • What are the components of behavior according to Wundt?
    Thoughts, feelings, sensations, emotional reactions
  • How did participants use introspection?
    By analyzing their own conscious experiences
  • What were participants trained to do during introspection?
    To make data objective rather than subjective
  • Did Wundt use the scientific method?
    Yes, under controlled conditions
  • What was a limitation of Wundt's introspection method?
    It relied on non-observable responses
  • Why was Wundt's data considered subjective?
    It was based on personal opinions
  • What did Wundt's work contribute to psychology?
    Established psychology as an independent science
  • What did Wundt identify that could not be studied strictly?
    Higher mental processes
  • What field did Wundt's work lead to?
    Cultural psychology
  • Who criticized Wundt's work for being too subjective?
    John Watson
  • What did behaviorists seek to achieve in psychology?
    More objective and measurable studies
  • What is the unconditioned stimulus in classical conditioning?
    Food
  • What is the unconditioned response in classical conditioning?
    Salivation
  • What happens when a neutral stimulus is paired with an unconditioned stimulus?
    They become associated
  • What is the conditioned stimulus in classical conditioning?
    Bell
  • What is the conditioned response in classical conditioning?
    Salivation to the bell
  • Why is timing important in classical conditioning?
    It affects the association strength
  • What is extinction in classical conditioning?
    The association is not permanent
  • What is spontaneous recovery in classical conditioning?
    Faster response after re-pairing stimuli
  • What is generalization in classical conditioning?
    Response to similar stimuli
  • What are the three types of consequences in operant conditioning?
    Positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, punishment
  • What is positive reinforcement?
    Receiving a reward for behavior
  • What is negative reinforcement?
    Avoiding something unpleasant
  • What is punishment in operant conditioning?
    An unpleasant consequence of behavior
  • What happens when a rat presses a lever in a Skinner box for food?
    It experiences positive reinforcement
  • What happens when loud music is played in the Skinner box?
    The rat experiences negative reinforcement
  • What happens when a rat gets shocked in the Skinner box?
    It experiences punishment
  • What is continuous reinforcement?
    Rewarding every time a behavior occurs
  • What is partial reinforcement?
    Rewarding after a varying number of responses
  • What are the strengths and weaknesses of behaviorism?
    Strengths:
    • Real-world applications (therapies)
    • Highly scientific and replicable studies

    Weaknesses:
    • Ethical concerns with animal experiments
    • Highly deterministic view of behavior
  • What are the key concepts of Social Learning Theory?
    • Modelling: Displaying behavior to be copied
    • Imitation: Copying behavior
    • Identification: Likelihood of copying based on model characteristics
    • Vicarious reinforcement: Consequences faced by others
  • What are the mediational processes in Social Learning Theory?
    Attention, retention, motor reproduction, motivation
  • What did Bandura's research involve?
    Children observing adults with a Bobo doll
  • What was the outcome of Bandura's Condition 1?
    Children were more aggressive towards the doll