Unit 1 Review Psych History, Schools, and Science
History 2 Greek words that make up “psychology” Psyche & Logos
History Descartes said the body was a machine that could be studied, and was controlled by this, which couldn’t be studied. Mind
History Earliest attempt by man to fix abnormal behavior. Trephining
History He said that the composition of our bodily fluids indicated our personality traits. Galen
History Concentrating on the function of the mind rather than its structure (William James) Functionalism
History Lumps and bumps on our head indicate personality and skills sets. Phrenology
History Breaking down mental processes into the most basic elements. (Edward Titchener) Structuralism
History Famous Greek philosopher who thought a lot about how we thought. Aristotle, Socrates, Plato
Schools John B. Watson Behaviorism
History He founded the APA G. Stanley Hall
History This “father of psychology” established the 1 st lab to study sensation. Wilhelm Wundt
History Psychologists like Wertheimer who believe we organize pieces of stimuli into meaningful wholes. Gestalt
History Hippocrates’ body fluids that corresponded to a natural hierarchy and caused us to act funny if they were imbalanced. Humors
History Early form of hypnosis using magnets. Mesmerism
Schools Sigmund Freud Psychoanalysis
Schools Reinforcement (rewards/punishment) Behavioral
Schools Hidden instincts, urges, desires Psychoanalytic
Schools Deficiency and growth needs Humanistic
Schools Jean Piaget Cognitive
Schools Medication Neurobiological
Schools Mental Processing Cognitive
Schools Introspection Psychoanalytic
Schools Nervous System Neurobiological
Schools Observation and modeling Behaviorism
Schools Self-actualization Humanistic
Schools Maturation Cognitive
Schools Abe Maslow Humanistic
Schools Genetics and heredity Neurobiolgical
Science Watching subjects in their natural environment. Natural observation
Science Researching to know more, expand information. Basic Science
Science Statistical relationship between two variables Correlation
Science Study of different groups at one time Cross-sectional
Science Condition that is manipulated in an experiment. Independent Variable
Science Best way to obtain massive amounts of data Survey
Science Subjects unaware of treatment, to control for expectations Blinds
Science General way to test ideas about behavior. Scientific Method / Experiment
Science Using knowledge to solve problems. Applied Science
Science Study of one group over a period of time. Longitudinal
Science Condition being measured in an experiment. Dependent variable
Science A fake treatment Placebo
Science In-depth research on one individual Case study
Science Subjects who don’t receive a treatment, or receive a fake treatment, in an experiment. Control group
Science Study of different groups at different times. Cross-Sequential
Science Study of different groups at different times. Cross-Sequential
Science When both subjects and experimentors are unaware of who has received treatment. Double-Blind Study