Psy 121 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Titchener - Structuralism: Structure or basic elements of the mind Freud - Psychoanalysis: Unconscious motivators of behavior Wertheimer - Gestalt Psychology: Perceptions of patterns and whole figures James - Functionalism: how mind allows people to adapt, live, work, and play Wundt - Introspection: Examining one's own mental activities Pavlov&Watson - Behaviorism: observable behavior Four goals of psychology? - Control, Explain, Predict, Describe Cognitive - thinking, process, interpret...

A correlation is: - a number between -1 and +1 that describes the strength and direction of a relationship between two variables. It has two parts, a sign (+ or -) and a number. a correlation of 0 means - no relationship A hypothesis is- - A hypothesis is a testable prediction about the relationship between one or more independent variables and a dependent variable derived from a theory. Alcohol - Affects many different neurotransmitters, including GABA, norepenephrine, dopamine, and acety...

Psychology - ️️the science of human behavior and mental processes What do Psychologists study? - ️️Observable behavior, and mental processes What kinds of settings/jobs do psychologists work in? - ️️teaching, researching, consulting, and counseling. Experimental Psychologist: - ️️Usually work at universities, Some at hospitals/clinics, Produce research on behavior Applied Psychologist - ️️Corporations, hospitals, clinics, Practical problem solving, Provide service...

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Four Approaches 1.Psychodynamic 2.Humanistic 3.Social-Cognitive 4.Trait Approaches Psychodynamic: Sigmund Freud Dynamic = motion / change Important role of unconscious mind Freud's Theory of Mind 3 Parts: ID: seeks immediate pleasure SUPEREGO: try to behave nicely EGO: reality principle Defense Mechanisms Ego prevents anxiety by making the id's desires more socially appropriate. Are unconscious and pathological. Repression: Expend energy to avoid a thought Projection: Attributing...

LATEST PSY 121 Unit 3 Study Guide Practice Questions ____________ classical conditioning, operant conditioning requires the organism to voluntarily produce the _____________. - correct answersUnlike; response _______________ car is the most common form of treatment for mental illness. - correct answersOutpatient _______________ is an operant-conditioning procedure in which successive approximations of a desired response are reinforced. - correct answersShaping ________________ were es...

Psychology the science of human behavior and mental processes What do Psychologists study? Observable behavior, and mental processes What kinds of settings/jobs do psychologists work in? teaching, researching, consulting, and counseling. Experimental Psychologist: Usually work at universities, Some at hospitals/clinics, Produce research on behavior Applied Psychologist Corporations, hospitals, clinics, Practical problem solving, Provide services to the public List some branches of Psy...