PSYC 2000 Chapter : Psych Notes Ch. 1-3
Document Summary
First to bring objectivity and measurement into psychology. Functionalism (said psych was too complicated for structuralism) Wanted to know purpose and function of the mind. Gestalt psychology- can"t break things up, it"s an organized whole. Francis sumner effects of segregation in the educational system. First woman to be awarded a phd in psychology. Behavioral- bf skinner came after watson and dealt with operant conditioning (positive reinforcement) Humanistic- carl rogers and abraham maslow; people have free will and shape their own destiny (client-centered therapy) Cognitive- grew out of gestalt, how people think, remember, and store info. Sociocultural: social- study of groups, relationships, etc, cultural- values and norms or standards of behavior. Biopsychosocial mental processes explained by biological, social, and psychological factors. Evolutionary- grew from functionalism, human behavior is adaptations that help people function and survive. Psychologist- clinical (largest field), counselling, school (40%), etc. Objective introspection (wundt) -> structuralism (titchener) -> functionalism (james) -> gestalt (wertheimer) -> functionalism (influenced by charles darwin)
