PSY 101 Midterm: STUDY GUIDE psych exam 1.docx
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Titchner- wundt and titchner: structuralism: study of structure of consciousness. James- hall and james: functionalism: study of functions of consciousness (darwin, evolution) Watson: john b. watson: behaviorism- is a theoretical orientation based on the premise that scientific psychology should study only observable behavior. He proposed that psychologists abandon the study of consciousness altogether and focus exclusively on behaviors that they could observe directly. Behavioral- effects of environment on the overt behavior of humans and animals. (only observable events stimulus-response relations can be studied scientifically. Rogers: humanistic- unique aspects of human experience; humans are free, rational beings with the potential for personal growth, and they are fundamentally different from animals. Maslow: humanistic- unique aspects of human experience; humans are free, rational beings with the potential for personal growth, and they are fundamentally different from animals. Freud: psychoanalytic- unconscious determinants of behavior; unconscious motive and experiences in early childhood govern personality and mental disorders. Functionalism: study of functions of consciousness (darwin, evolution)
