PSYC 1000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Humanistic Psychology, Hindsight Bias, Cognitive Neuroscience

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Paula Barata

Document Summary

William wundt who was seeking to measure atoms of the mind . Behaviorism: the view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior and not mental processes- 1960"s, defined psych as the scientific study of human behavior . Humanistic psychology: historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people rejected behaviorism, 1900"s, rogers and maslow. Cognitive revolution: the rebellion of a second group of psychologists during the 1900"s. Cognitive neuroscience: the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition. The science of behavior and mental processes . Nature-nurture issue, today we say both contribute to traits and behavior. Natural selection: the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on the succeeding generations. Biopsychosocial approach: integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological and social-cultural levels of analysis. Neuroscience, evolutionary, behavior genetics, psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive and social-cultural.