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AP Psychology Unit 1 questions and answersintrospection - first began in laboratory set up by Wilhelm Wundt; process of
reporting on one's own conscious mental experiences
structuralism - idea proposed by Wundt that the mind operates by combining
subjective emotions and objective sensations; aimed to uncover the basic
structures that make up mind and thought
functionalism - theory presented by William James; emphasizes adaptiveness of
the mental or behavioral processes
Wilhelm Wundt - set up first psychological laboratory in Leipzig, Germany in 1879;
known for training subjects in introspection and for his theory of structuralism
Margaret Floy Washburn - first woman to earn a Ph.D. in psychology
William James - published The Principles of Psychology, the science's first
textbook; responsible for theory of functionalism
Mary Whiton Calkins - studied with William James and went on to become
president of the American Psychological Association
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G. Stanley Hall - student of William James who pioneered he study of child
development and was the first president of the APA
Gestalt psychology - theory that states that the whole experience is often more
than just the sum of the parts, because the way we experience the world is more
than just an accumulation of various perceptual experiences; relatively little
influence on current psychology
Max Wertheimer - Gestalt psychologist who argued against dividing human
thought and behavior into discrete structures
psychoanalysis - theory that states a part of our mind over which we do not have
conscious control determines, in part, how we think and behave
Sigmund Freud - revolutionized psychology with his psychoanalytic theory;
believed the unconscious mind must be examined through dream analysis, word
association, and other psychoanalytic therapy techniques; criticized for being
unscientific and creating unverifiable theories
behaviorism - theory that states psychologists should look at only behavior and
causes of behavior, and not concern themselves with describing elements of
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