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Flashcards by victoria russ, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by victoria russ
almost 11 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| John Locke | "Tabula rasa". Idea at birth we are born a blank slate; " a white sheet of paper on which experience writes o" |
| nature vs. nurture: long standing debate in psychology over relative contributions of nature (heredity, genetics) vs. nurture (experience, learning) | |
| Empiricism | View that knowledge originates in experience and that science should rely on observation & experimentation |
| structuralism | |
| Introspection | |
| Functionalism | William James' approach; focuses on how mental & behavioral processes enable an organism to function, adapt, & survive |
| William James | Wrote the 1st psych textbook; gave the 1st psych lecture at Harvard |
| Sigmund Freud; psychoanalysis; dream interpretation | |
| stressed studying observable behavior ONLY | |
| Humanistic Psychology | More optimistic approach; emphasizes growth & potential; BIG IDEAS-self-actualization, unconditional positive regard Abraham Maslow & Carl Rogers |
| cognitive neuroscience | study/ approach in psych that emphasizes the interaction of thought processes & brain functions. Ex. cognitive neuroscience important to understanding & treating disorders such as depression |
| Natural selection | Charles Darwin's Theory: "survival of the fittest"; tied to evolutionary perspective of psychology |
| Neuroscience | (aka biomedical) perspective that emphasizes the study of the brain and its effects on behavior |
| Psychodynamic perspective | Sigmund Freud's approach; emphasizes unconscious drives and conflicts |
| Socio-cultural perspective | approach in psychology that emphasizes social & cultural influences on behavior Ex. Individualism vs. collectivism; facial expression |
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