PSY 102 Study Guide - Final Guide: Gestalt Psychology, Myelin, Reuptake

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 102
• Professor: Tisha Ornstein

Document Summary

Chapter 1: historical schools of psychology: wilhelm wundt first psych lab created. Introspection: trained observers reflect on their mental experiences. Structuralism: e. b titchener introspection conscious experience. Behaviourism: watson / skinner principles of learning, observable behaviour not what goes on inside just input and output. Learning: cognitivist: piaget mental process on behaviour- lang, problem solving, memory. Psychoanalysis freud unconscious psychological processes of early life and experiences . One or small group who are observed closely, over a long period of time usually. Research that examines the extent two variables are related". Manipulation of an independent variable in an experiment. Allow us to study rare/ unusual phenomena. Positive correlation: line goes upward positive relationship between two variables: negative correlation: line goes down -negative relationship between two variables, no correlation: no line found no relationship between two variables. + or : show type ( positive or negative, not how strong the correlations are). + 0. 1 = weak because not close to 1 .