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  • What is psychology?

    Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior, relying on empirical observation and experimentation.

  • Main goals of psychology

    Understand thoughts, motivations, and emotions; explain how the brain works; identify behavior patterns; examine stability and change across development and situations.

  • Philosophical materialism

    The view that the mind and human consciousness are caused by physical processes in the brain.

  • John Locke's view on knowledge

    Humans are born as tabula rasa or blank slates, with no innate knowledge.

    This is Empiricism

  • Structuralism

    Approach that analyzes the basic elements of conscious experience using introspection; founded by Wilhelm Wundt.

  • Wilhelm Wundt's contribution

    Considered the father of modern psychology, opened the first psychology lab in 1879, and studied conscious experience.

  • Functionalism

    Focuses on the adaptive purpose of mental processes and behavior, influenced by Darwin's theory of natural selection.

  • William James

    Known as the father of American psychology and a key figure in functionalism.

  • Psychoanalysis

    A method to gain insight into the unconscious mind, developed by Sigmund Freud, emphasizing unconscious motives and childhood experiences.

  • Limitations of Freud's psychoanalytic theory

    Many of Freud's ideas lack empirical support and are difficult to scientifically test.

  • Gestalt psychology

    Emphasizes perception of whole patterns or configurations, summarized as 'the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.'

  • Max Wertheimer

    Founder of Gestalt psychology, studied how the brain organizes sensory information into meaningful wholes.

  • Behaviorism

    Focuses on observable behavior and how it is shaped by stimuli and reinforcement; dominant from 1920s to 1950s.

  • John B. Watson

    Credited with establishing behaviorism as a formal field in psychology.

  • Developmental psychology

    Studies how psychological phenomena change over the lifespan, including when, why, and how changes occur.

  • Social psychology

    Examines how individuals' thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the social environment.

  • Humanism

    Focuses on personal growth, potential, and self-improvement; founded by Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers.

  • Cognitive psychology

    Studies mental processes such as memory, perception, language, and problem solving.

  • Evolutionary psychology

    Explores how mental processes and behavior have been shaped by natural selection to solve adaptive problems.

  • Cultural psychology

    Focuses on how culture influences human behavior and mental processes, advocating for context-specific understanding.

  • Biological perspective / Neuroscience

    Studies the relationship between the nervous system and behavior or mental processes, including brain mechanisms.

  • Santiago Ramón y Cajal

    Father of modern neuroscience; first to describe the nervous system as made of cells and detailed neural networks.