PSYC 2060 : TEST 1 Learning Objectives
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Structuralism: structuralism focused on the structure or basic elements of the mind, looking inward, brought to america by edward titchener, wundt"s student, died out in early 1900s. Functionalism: functionalism examining the functions of our thoughts and feelings, proposed by william james, influenced the modern fields of, educational psychology, evolutionary psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, what did the feelings do for us (work, play, adapt, live) Psychology now: modern perspectives: psychodynamic perspective from the work of freud (unconscious, behavioral perspective from behaviorism, humanistic perspective one"s ability to control one"s own life, cognitive perspective problem solving, thought process, memory, sociocultural perspective, biopsychological perspective biology (genetic influence, hormonal changes, evolutionary perspective. Clinical psychology vs. psychiatry: clinical psychologists (ph. d. ): study, assess, and treat troubled people with psychotherapy, psychiatrists (m. d. ): medical professionals who use treatments like drugs and psychotherapy to treat psychologically diseased patients. Research psychologists: applied psychologists use research findings and apply them to the real world.
