social learning theory

• What is the main focus of the approaches chapter in psychology?

  Explaining human behavior
• The idea of psychology as a distinct discipline is generally dated to around 1880
• The roots of psychology can be traced back to philosophers such as René Descartes and John Locke.
• What practice was used in 6000 BC to address mental health issues?

  Trepanation
• Wilhelm Wundt opened the first experimental lab for psychology in 1879
• Wilhelm Wundt is known as the first person to be called a psychologist.
• Where did Wilhelm Wundt open his first psychology lab?

  Leipzig, Germany
• Wundt's work marked the beginning of scientific psychology
• What was Wilhelm Wundt's main aim in his research?

  Analyze human consciousness
• Wilhelm Wundt's method, introspection, is widely used in modern psychology.

  False
• Chronological order of major approaches in psychology

  1️⃣ Psychodynamic approach

  2️⃣ Behaviorist approach

  3️⃣ Humanistic approach

  4️⃣ Cognitive approach

  5️⃣ Biological approach
• Who developed the psychodynamic approach in psychology?

  Sigmund Freud
• The psychodynamic approach emphasizes the influence of the unconscious mind
• The behaviorist approach dominated psychology for the first half of the 21st century.
• Which two psychologists are associated with the behaviorist approach?

  B.F. Skinner and John Watson
• The humanistic approach emphasizes the importance of free will
• Which approach in psychology rejects both behaviorism and the psychodynamic approach?

  Humanistic
• Technological advances such as brain scanning techniques led to the emergence of the biological approach.
• What metaphor did cognitive psychologists use to describe the human mind?

  Computer
• The biological approach uses methods like fMRIs and EEG to study brain activity
• The biological approach ensures scientific standards by using genetic testing to link genes and behavior.
• What is the process of isolating the structure of consciousness called in Wilhelm Wundt's work?

  Structuralism
• Wundt's methods were systematic and well controlled
• Which approach in psychology emphasizes the study of observable behavior?

  Behaviorism
• Behaviorism uses controlled experiments to study behavior
• The cognitive approach focuses on studying mental processes using scientific methods.
• What technological advance did the biological approach use to study brain activity?

  fMRIs
• The humanistic approach rejects scientific methods because it studies individual experience
• Case studies in the psychodynamic approach are often unrepresentative of the general population.
• What is a limitation of studying human behavior in psychology?

  Demand characteristics