historical perspectives in psychology copy

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Decks in this class (22)

Human Origins and Early foundations
Understand the very beginning of the timeline and the factors which drove progress
55  cards
History Of Intelligence
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1  cards
Psychology during the enlightenment - When Philosophy meets Science
Understand the zeitgeist at the time, the new influences and the key players
34  cards
Seating the mind in the brain
Understand Descartes and the other key players
55  cards
Evolutionary theory and Darwin
Understand the evolutionary theory which then went on to influence evolutionary psychology
25  cards
Evolutionary psychology
Understand this movement, when it occurred, and who was involved
37  cards
Cultural Evolution
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25  cards
Wundt and German Psychology
Understand what Wundt did and the impact it had on psychology as a discipline
59  cards
Mental Chronometry
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24  cards
American Pioneers
Understand who was pioneering psychology in America, when, and what their key techniques were
46  cards
Structuralism and Functionalism
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30  cards
Mental illness and Freud
Understand the change in treatment of mental illnesses and the impact of Freud and others
50  cards
Clinical Psychology
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23  cards
Applied Psychology
Understand historical and modern methods and applications of intelligence testing
29  cards
Origins and evolution of behaviourism
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24  cards
Gestalt Psychology
Understand this movement, when it happened, and who was involved
22  cards
Cognitive Psychology
Understand the development of this approach, when this occurred and who was involved
17  cards
The Humanistic Approach
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15  cards
Philosophy of Science
Understand key concepts such as falsification
35  cards
Social psychology and research methods
Understand the principles behind social psychology and the research methods used
47  cards
Feminist Psychology
Understand the principles behind feminist psychology, when it began, and recap some of the key females driving the cause
30  cards
Early understanding of mind/brain
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48  cards

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