PSYCH101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Random Assignment

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Richard Ennis

Document Summary

Structuralism an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the structural elements of the human mind (edward bradford titchener) Functionalism a school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioural processes function how they enable us to adapt, survive and flourish (william james, as a result of darwin"s theory of evolution) Behaviourism the view that psychology (1) should be an objective science that (2) studies behaviour without reference to mental processes. Most research psychologists totally agree with (1), but not with (2) (john b. watson and b. f. skinner) Humanistic psychology historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual"s potential for personal growth (carl rogers and abraham maslow) Cognitive neuroscience the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language) Psychology the science of behaviour and mental process.