PS102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Null Hypothesis, Behaviorism, Menarche
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Structuralism based on idea conscious experience can be broken down into basic components and elements. Functionalism approach concerned with adaptive purpose or function of mind or behaviour. Behaviourism emphasizes role of environment on behaviour, study only directly observable behaviours. Introspection systematic examination of subjective mental experiences. Unconscious: hypothesized repository of thoughts, feelings and sensations outside human awareness, thought in some theories to have strong bearing on human behaviour. Stimuli: elements of the environment that trigger changes in our internal or external states. Reinforcement: a learning process that increases the likelihood a given response will be repeated. Punishment: an experience that produces a decrease in a particular behaviour. Humanistic psychology: theory of psychology that sought to give greater prominence to special and unique features of human functioning. Client-centered therapy: an approach to therapy founded by carl rogers, based on the notion that the client is equal and positive gains are made by mirroring clients.
