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Psychology
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The scientific study of mind and behavior.
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Psychology had its early roots in what 2
disciplines?
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Physiology and philosophy
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Nativism emphasizes the effects of what on behavior?
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Nature
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Empiricism
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The belief that accurate knowledge can be acquired through experience.
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Phrenology
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Pointing to a specific spot on the skull and identifying a certain behavior
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Research by Flourens and Broca showed what?
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Mind and body were linked through the pineal glad.
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The first psychology lab was in what city and
established in what year?
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Berlin 1889
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Structuralism
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The analysis of the basic elements that constitute the mind.
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Who set up the first psychology lab in the US?'
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Titchner
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What school of thought did William James follow?
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Functionalism
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What does the psychoanalytic theory emphasize?
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The importance of unconscious mental processes in shaping feelings, thoughts, and behaviors.
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Who’s view of human nature was largely negative?
Who’s was positive?
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Negative - FreudPositive - Humanistic psychologists
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What did the humanistic school of psychology
emphasize?
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The positive potential of human beings.
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What school focused on only studying observable
behavior?
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Behaviorism
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What is Ivan Pavlov known for?
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Dog salivation
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