APSY vocab quiz 1

learning

process of aqcuiering through experience

stimulus

any event or situation that evokes a response

generalization

responding similarly to a range of similar stimuli

little albert

subject in john watson's experiment

operant conditioning

reward and punishment learning

classical conditioning

learning in which subject recognizes stimuli that was previously neutral

psychology

study of mind and a science that can be proven or disproven

nature

genetics, appearance, biological influences

nurture

environment, upbringing, social influences

tabula rasa

blank slate" by john locke

empericism

what we know comes from experience and the collected data to back it up

wilhem wundt

father of psycholgy", set up first lab, started psych empericism

edward titchener

structural psych, broke down little pieces of mind

william james

functionalism, thought brain was all about survival and reproducing

mary whiton calkins

First female president of the APA/major psychologist

john d watson

behaviorism, thought everything was taught, little albert

BF skinner

father of operant conditioning

carl rogers and abraham maslow

humanistic, hiearchy of needs, self aculazation

self-actualization

the fullfillment of one's ultimate potential

max wertheimer

gestalt psych, the whole is greather than sum of parts

charles darwin

evolutionary psych, survival of traits that best allow organism to reproduce

sigmund freud

psychoanalytic, "talking cure", truth can be found in unconcious

superego

moral side (angel)

ID

immoral side (devil)

ego

negotiaes conflicting forces (angel and devil)

george wilheim friedrich hegel

sociocultural, idea of "group mind

jean piaget

cognitive, study of through procceses/developement

structuralism

breaking down mental processes into most basic componets (edward titcner)

functionalism

mind is a functionial tool that allows us to adapt to our enviornments (william james)

Applied Psychology

utilizing knowledge and research about psych

clinical psychology

studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders

Forensic Psychology

field that blends psychology, law, and criminal justice

Indistrial/Organizational Psychology

the application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces

cognotive psychology

the scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating