1.4 Contemporary Perspectives – Flashcards
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cognitive perspective
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Contemporary school of psychology interested in information processing
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Sigmund Freud
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Early psychologist who influenced the psychoanalytic perspective
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George Engel
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Modern psychiatrist who influenced the biopsychosocial approach
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biological perspective
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contemporary school of psychology that studies the influence of the nervous system, glands, hormones, and genetic factors on our behavior
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associationism
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roots of the biological perspective
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humanistic perspective
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contemporary school of psychology that focuses on consciousness and self-fulfillment
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social-learning theory
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belief that people choose to emulate what they have observed
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evolutionary perspective
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contemporary school of psychology influenced by Charles Darwin
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learning perspective
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School of psychology that emphasizes the effects of experience on behavior
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John B Watson
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famous behaviorist who emphasized the role of experience in learning.
