Transcription of AP Psychology Study Guide
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History and Approaches (2-4%) Psychology is derived from physiology (biology) and philosophy EARLY APPROACHES oStructuralism used INTROSPECTION (act of looking inward to examine mental experience) to determine the underlying STRUCTURES of the mind oFunctionalism need to analyze the PURPOSE of behavior APPROACHES KEY WORDS oEvolutionary Genes oHumanistic free will, choice, ideal, actualization oBiological Brain, NTs oCognitive Perceptions, thoughts oBehavioral learned, reinforced oPsychoanalytic/dynamic unconscious, childhood oSociocultural society oBiopsychosocial combo of above PEOPLE: oMary Calkins: First Fem. Pres. of APA oCharles Darwin: Natural selection & evolution oDorothea Dix: Reformed mental institutions in oStanley Hall: 1st pres. of APA1st journal oWilliam James: Father of American Psychology functionalist oWilhem Wundt: Father of Modern Psychology structuralist oMargaret Floy Washburn 1st fem. PhD oChristine Ladd Franklin 1st fem.
• THEORIES OF COLOR VISION: o Trichromatic – three cones for receiving color (blue, red, green) Explains color blindness - they are missing a cone type o Opponent Process – complementary colors are processed in ganglion cells – • Visual Capture: Visual system overwhelms all others (nauseous in an IMAX theater – vision trumps vestibular)
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