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Psychology is the scientific study of the
mind
and
body
Socrates
and
Plato
were
dualists
; the belief that there is
two seperate
and
independent
realities/domains
Socrates
and
Plato
believed that the
physical
world was a bad
representation
of the
real
world
Empiricism
is the theory of
knowledge
is gained through
sensory situations
Aristotle
is a father of psychology who studied
memory
,
motivation
,
evolutionary perception
and
personality
Descartes
created
dualism
; the belief of two
seperate
and
independent
realities/domains
Locke
was an
essentialist
; he
believed
that everyone is
innate
Innate
is to be
inborn
or
natural
Locke believed in
Tabula Rosa
; the idea that people are born with
blank slates
Wilhelm Wundt and Edward B. Titchener were psychologists that were interested in the mind's
consciousness
and its
structure
Wilhelm Wundt
and
Edward B. Titchener
were the first to do a psychology experiment
Wilhelm Wundt
and
Edward B. Titchener
created
structuralism
and
introspection
Structuralism
is the spectation of the
mind
and
human
consciousness
Introspection is the spectating on
mental
and
emotional processes
William James
rejected
structuralism
and created
functionalism
Functionalism
is the function of
behavior
and
mental processes
Stability vs Change
is the ability to maintain a
stable
state despite
change
Rationally vs Irrationally
is the issue of how rational one can be when making
decisions
Nature vs Nurture
is the idea that our behavior is influenced by both
genes
and our
environment
An
evolutionary perspective
is the understanding of human behavior through the influence of
natural selection
Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic
perspective focuses on the development of children
sexually
and
unconsciousness
conflict that effects it
Behavioral perspective
is the observation of actions and behavior that is impacted by ones
environment
Conditioning
is the learning of
association
Operant Conditioning
is the learning of behaviors that are good/bad get
rewards
/
punishments
Humanistic Perspective
is the direct response to humanistic behavior; it's based off of
self-growth
,
self-esteem
and
self-conflict
Social-Cultural Perspective
is the study of a
culture
and how it affects ones
social life
Biological Perspective
(Physiological/Neuroscience) is based on
hereditary
and
environmental
influences
Cognitive Perspective
is based on
mental processing
and
cognition
Mental processing
is the process of
sensation
,
perception
,
learning
,
memory
and
language