PSY 205 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Sigmund Freud, Reuptake Inhibitor, Resting Potential
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Psy essay quiz 1: discuss the main contributions that each of the following people made to the field of psychology: wilhelm wundt, sigmund freud, john b. watson, and carl rogers. Wilhem wundt: father of psych, noted psych as a science apart from biology and philosophy, founded first psychological lab in leipzig 1879. Sigmund freud: psychoanalytic theory; explains personality, motivation, and mental disorders focusing on unconscious, id ego superego, libido, sexual being, observable behavior. John b. watson: founder of behaviorism, study of what people do that should be observable. Carl rogers: humanistic movement, emphasizes unique qualities about humans; especially those that contribute to freedom and personal growth, self-concept that animals lack: describe in detail the key components of an experiment and a correlational research design. Then discuss the differences between experiments and correlational research in terms of what can be inferred from the results. Researchers: manipulates variable (independent), observes changes in other variable (dependent), controls all variables.
