PSYCH101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Observational Learning, Contiguity, Henri Tajfel

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

Document Summary

The basic model of psychology is person -> behavior -> This is a tri-partite model for studying psychological. Outcome (how do these 3 things interact?) phenomena: person. Are the different kinds of variables within people that affect various situations: behavior. There are many different ways to look at our basic model. Some conflict with each other, and some complement each. Psychology is most seen as having this approach (i. e. the couch) other. Perspectives: psychodynamic approach, behavioral approach, cognitive approach, biological approach, socio-cultural approach. Focuses on the person aspect of the basic psych. States that much of our behavior is caused by our internal, psychic world: our personality, our subconscious. This is in direct conflict with the psychodynamic approach! Ivan pavlov, b. f. skinner, and john watson were behaviorists. Cognitive approach: this is a happy medium between the psychodynamic and behavioral approaches.