Psych 101 Module 1 - Portage with correct answers

Psychology the study of behavior and mental processes Father of modern psychology Wilhelm Wundt is often considered to be the father of modern psychology, since he was largely responsible for establishing psychology as its own field. Late 1800s 00:02 01:27 William Wundt focus He was interested in conscious mental processes, or thoughts that a person is aware that he or she is having Ivan Pavlov and B.F. Skinner Behaviorists - interested in behaviors they they could learn about through direct observation Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung Unconscious mental processes - thoughts that a person is unaware that he or she is having Type of therapy administered by Freud and Jung psychoanalysis 6 Psychology perspectives Behavioral, developmental, clinical, biological, sociocultural, cognitive. BBCCSD Behavioral psychology Primarily study human behavior, focusing on the process of learning and motivation. Developmental psychology Focuses on the physical, emotional, and social changes that people undertake throughout their lives. Clinical psychology Focuses on mental health and mental illness. Includes psychodynamic psychology and humanistic psychology (2 therapy models) Famous developmental theorist Jean Piaget - fit in the cognitive perspective to his developmental psychology approach Psychodynamic model of clinical psychology Describes powerful, unconscious forces at work in the human psyche ("soul"). - perspective adhered to by Freud and Jung 00:00 01:27 Humanistic model of clinical psychology Focuses on characteristics of humankind: free will and personal responsibility. Carl Rogers