PSY 110 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Abraham Maslow, Gestalt Psychology, Unconscious Mind

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 110
• Professor: Gillis

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Psychology: the scientific study of the behavior of human and other animals. Six approaches to psychology: psychoanalytic (freud): theory of psychoanalysis- personality is shaped by early child development, heavy analysis on sex (even breast feeding)/ego complex theories of personality. Before freud, people believe humans had rational thoughts. Correlational approach: randomly divide subjects, manipulate the independent variable, measure the dependent variable. May infer that coffee caused in increase in heart rate: measure two variables, calculate the relationship. Correlation studies often have directionality problems and/or third variable problems. He agreed with structuralists that psychology should study mental processes. Functionalism- approach to psychology that emphasized the functional, practical nature of the mind. Influence (cid:271)(cid:455) da(cid:396)(cid:449)i(cid:374)"s theo(cid:396)(cid:455) of (cid:374)atu(cid:396)al sele(cid:272)tio(cid:374), fu(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374)alists atte(cid:373)pted to lea(cid:396)(cid:374) ho(cid:449) (cid:373)e(cid:374)tal processes- such as learning, thinking, and perceiving, helped people adapt. Wundt defined the task of psychology as the systematic study of the structure of the conscious adult mind.