PSY 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: B. F. Skinner, Behaviorism, Bsc Young Boys
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The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Emphasized the role of the unconscious in shaping human behavior. Developed psychoanalysis as a treatment for psychological disorders. Bringing to the surface the unconscious material. When you achieve insight, you will become less depressed because you are able to gain insight on why you are doing what you are doing. Original ideas have proven very difficult to test scientifically. Developed the approach known as behaviorism emphasized the role of environmental forces in shaping behavior. Argued that psychology should be the science of observable behaviors. Were against freud because his beliefs are are not observable. B. f skinner later expanded on watson"s early work in behaviorism. Greek philosophers developed two schools of thought about how to understand human behavior. Nativism: the human mind is created with pre existing structures and information (nature) Empiricism: the human mind is shaped by the environment (nurture) Based on how you are raised, environmental influences.
