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Name the six modern approaches to the study of psychology. BiologicalCognitive
BehavioralPsychoanalytic
HumanisticSociocultural
The study of the most basic elements, primary sensations and perception, that make up our
conscious mental experiences.
What is Structuralism?
They focus on the long-term care and control of medical therapy for patients
with mental illnesses.
Who are psychiatrists?
This approach emphasizes individual freedom and a person’s ability to direct
his/her future.
What is the Humanistic Approach?
Published THE psychology book, “Principles of Modern Psychology. ”
He also studied how people function better as a result of their
experience.
Who was William James?
The belief that the mind has developed through evolution in order to adapt to society.
What is Functionalism? Bonus.Which famous psychologist coined the term
Functionalism?Who was William James?
This type of psychologist would attempt to answer the following questions:
“Why do people act different in crowds?”“How important are first impressions?”
“Why do we stereotype?”
What is Social Psychology?
The former student of John B. Watson took the “Little Albert” experiment one step
further with her “Little Peter” experiment.
Who was Mary Cover Jones?BONUS:
Explain the diffrerence between the two experiemnts.
This area of psychology deals with the diagnosis and treatment of people with
psychological disorders.
What is clinical psychology?
This is a set of ideas, combined in a logical way in an attempt to explain and connect
known facts and predict behavior. Psychologists normally reach this point after
they have described and explained their subject’s behavior.
What is a theory?
Psychologists taking journal samples from American and Middle Eastern populations in order to compare
their opinions on the events of 9/11/01, is using what approach to studying psychology?
What is Socio-Cultural?
This ‘mother” of Modern Psychology was denied a PhD. From Harvard despite
completing all of the required courses because she was a woman..
Who was Mary Whiton Calkins?
Prior to dedicating himself to the research of conditioning this psychologist was studying the digestive track of dogs.
Who was Ivan Pavlov?
Martin Seligman is considered one of the founders of this new psychological perspective
which focuses on a person’s strengths, well-being, and pursuit of happiness.
What is positive psychology?
Explain the difference between basic and applied psychology.
Research for knowledge vs. Research for practical use.
Name three careers in which the main goal is to “control” a subject in a psychological manner.
ConsumerismDog Training
Teaching
This approach focuses on the influence of unconscious fears, desires, and
motivations on thoughts and behavior.
Psychoanalysis
This Psychologist created a “box” in order to condition a rat to push a lever
to release a food pellet.Proving that a reward will lead to a
repeated behavior. (operant conditioning)
Who was Skinner?
These psychologists believe that children can be molded into adults with certain behaviors and
values based on the environment they grow up in.
Behavioral Psychologists Bonus.
What are the two methods behaviorists use to control their subjects?
Reward and Punishment
These psychologists conduct much of their research under carefully
controlled laboratory conditions.
Experimental Psychologists.
Name three famous psychologists whose names are forms or alliteration.
Erik EriksonAlfred Adler
Wilhelm Wundt
Dr. Vinson believes that Jaiden’s abnormal behavior is caused by an increased level of
testosterone. Dr. Vinson clearly practices what approach to psychology?
Biological
The illusion of movement could be created by presenting visual stimuli in rapid
succession.
What is the Phi Phenomenon?
Dr. Winkler is exploring why certain people can remember information such as telephone numbers while others cannot. Dr. Winkler is a __________ psychologist.
Cognitive
What are the positive and negative effects of the ability of control?
The ability to help stop a negative behavior or to get someone to perform
better or buy a product.The negative would be that people might
be manipulated without being aware.
Evolutionary Psychology maintains that mental strategies and traits, such as the ability to lie have continued to evolve with behavior because of this Darwinian theory.
What is natural selection?
This psychologist believed that every experience could be broken down into
its individual emotions and sensations , a theory known as structuralism.
Who was Edward Titchener
A method of exploring conscious mental processes by asking subjects to look inward and report their sensations and perceptions.
Introspection
The three categories of professional activities which most psychologist fit into.•
•Teaching/Research•Mental-health services•Applied research (business, sports, government, law, etc.)
Why can psychology never be considered an exact science?
Because mental processes cannot be directly studies.
Psychological Practice
Explain the difference between a Psychotherapist, psychoanalyst, clinical psychologist, and a psychiatrist.