PSY 110 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Differential Psychology, Experiment, Wilhelm Wundt

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

Document Summary

Psychoanalytic-human behavior is controlled by irrational forces and unconscious, instinctual and biological drives. Behavioral-how stimuli and responses to the stimuli are connected, how we learn. Ghestalt-mind forms a global whole before it dissects an object for its part. Humanistic-emphasis on role of free will and ability to consciously make decisions. Biological/medical/physiological-study of relationship between physiological processes and behavior, brain structure, processes involved in emotion, learning, memory. Observation theory testable hypothesis test if yes support theory and hypothesis if no modify theory and hypothesis. True experiment-randomly divide subjects, manipulate independent variable, measure dependent variable can infer a causation in experiment. Correlational method-support for a hypothesis but can"t infer causality. William james- 1890 pioneer of functionalism theory-functional practical nature of mind, mental processes that helped humans and animals adapt to environ psychological states or processes such as consciousness also evolved b/c they served particular functions.