AP Psychology: Unit 1 Quiz

AP Psychology: Unit 1

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introspection

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first began in laboratory set up by Wilhelm Wundt; process of reporting on one's own conscious mental experiences

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structuralism

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idea proposed by Wundt that the mind operates by combining subjective emotions and objective sensations; aimed to uncover the basic structures that make up mind and thought

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functionalism

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theory presented by William James; emphasizes adaptiveness of the mental or behavioral processes

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Wilhelm Wundt

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set up first psychological laboratory in Leipzig, Germany in 1879; known for training subjects in introspection and for his theory of structuralism

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Margaret Floy Washburn

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first woman to earn a Ph.D. in psychology

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William James

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published The Principles of Psychology, the science's first textbook; responsible for theory of functionalism

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Mary Whiton Calkins

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studied with William James and went on to become president of the American Psychological Association

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G. Stanley Hall

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student of William James who pioneered he study of child development and was the first president of the APA

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Gestalt psychology

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theory that states that the whole experience is often more than just the sum of the parts, because the way we experience the world is more than just an accumulation of various perceptual experiences; relatively little influence on current psychology

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