[Psychology 46-116] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (25 pages long!)

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1160
• Professor: Ken Cramer

Document Summary

Emic approach of studying a culture"s behaviour from the perspective of an insider. Etic approach of studying a culture"s behaviour from the perspective of an outsider. Introspection method by which trained observers carefully reflect and report on their mental experiences. Scientist-practitioner gap divide between psychologists who believe that clinical practice should primarily be a science versus those who believe that clinical practice should be primarily an art. Structuralism school of psychology that aimed to identify the basic elements of psychological experience. Functionalism school of psychology that aimed to understand the adaptive purposes of psychological characteristics. Behaviourism school of psychology that focuses on uncovering the general laws of learning by looking outside the organism. Black box term sometimes used to describe the behaviourists view of the mind, namely, an unknown entity that we don"t need to understand to explain the behaviour. Critical multiplism the approach of using many different methods in concert.