What is the perspective of psychology that stresses the influence of unconscious forces on human behavior?

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Psych Chapter 16

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The scietific study of behavior and mental processes Psychology
Any action that people can observe or mesure Behavior
Private mental processes, such as thoughts and memories Congnitive activites
A research method in which psychologist colect data by asking questions of people in a particular group Survey
A statment that attemts to explain why things are the way they are and happen the way they do Theory
Types of psychologist who focus on helping people with psychological disorders such as anxiety and depression Clinical
Type of psycologist who deal with people who hace adjustment problems Counseling
tYPE OF PSYCHOLOGYIST WHO ARE INVOLVED IN PREPARING STANDARDIZED TESTS Educational
Type of psychologist who conducts research into basic processes, such as the functions of the nervous system or sensation and preception Experimental
Type of psychologist who study the psychological effect of the enviroment on people's behaviot Enviromental
psychologists who work within the criminal justice system Forensic
Ancient Greek who believed that people could learn much about themselves through introspection Socrates
Individual who established first psychology labratory in Leipzig, Germany WILHELM WUNDT
School of psychology that is concerned with discovering the basic elements of conscious experience Structuralism
School of psychology that forces on how mental preocesses help organisms adapt to their enviroment Functionalism
Psychologist who believed that experience is fluid and continous "stream of conciouseness" William James
School of psychology that mantain that organisms behave in certain ways because they are reinforced for doing so Behaviorism
Psychologist who introduced the concept of reinforments B.F. Skinnert
School of psychology that maintains that human behavior is determind by unconscious motives Psychoanalysis
Perspective of psychology that stresses the importance of human consciousness, self-awarness, and the capacity to make choices Humanistic
Perspective of psychology that emphasizes the influence of bilology on behavior Biological
Perspective of psychology that stresses the influence of unconscious forces on human behavior Psycholoanalytic
Perspective of psychology that emphasizes the effects of experience on behavior Learning
Perspective of psychology that examines that effects of factors such as ethnicity, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status on human behavior Sociocultural

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Chapter 1 Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Psychology the scientific study of behavior and mental process
Behavior any action that other people can observe or measure
Cognitive Activities private, unobservable mental process such as sensation, perception, thought and problem
Psychological Construct theoretical entities, or concepts, that enable one to discuss something that cannot be seen, touched or measured correctly
Theory a set of assumptions about why something is the way it is and happens the way it does
Principle a rule or law
Basic Research research that is conducted for its own sake, that is, without seeking a solution to a specific problem
Introspection an examination of one’s own thoughts and feelings
Associationism a learned connection between two ideas of events
Structuralism the school of psychology, founded by Wilhelm Wundt, that maintains that conscious experience breaks down into objective sensations and subjective feelings
Functionalism the schools of psychology, founded by William James, that emphasizes the purposes of behavior and mental processes
Behaviorism the school of psychology, founded by John Watson, that defines psychology as the scientific study of observable behavior
Gestalt Psychology the school of psychology that emphasizes the tendency to organize perceptions into meaningful wholes
Psychoanalysis the school of psychology, founded by Sigmund Freud, that emphasizes the importance of unconscious motives and conflicts as determinants of human behavior
Psychodynamic Thinking the theory that most of what fills an individual’s mind is unconscious and consists of conflicting impulses, urges and wishes
Biological Perspective the psychological perspective that emphasizes the influence of biology behavior
Evolutionary Perspective the theory focusing on the evolution of behavior and mental processes
Cognitive Perspective the viewpoint that emphasizes the role of thought processes in determining behavior
Humanistic Perspective the psychological view that assumes the existence of the self and emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and the freedom to make choices
Psychoanalytic Perspective the perspective that stresses the influences of unconscious forces on human behavior
Learning Perspective the psychological point of view that emphasizes the effects of experience on behavior
Social-Learning Theory the theory that suggests that people have the ability to change their environments or to create new ones
Sociocultural Perspective in psychology, the perspective that focuses on the roles of ethnicity, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status in personality formation, behavior, and mental processes
Ethnic Group a group united by cultural heritage, race, language, or common history


What is the perspective of psychology that stresses the influences?

Psychology--Chapter 1 Terms/Names Activity--"What is Psychology?".

Which perspective focuses on the influence of the unconscious mind over conscious behavior?

The unconscious mind consists of thoughts that a person is unaware of. Even with effort, people are unable to become aware of unconscious thought processes. The psychodynamic perspective theorizes that the subconscious mind influences behaviors.

Which one of psychology's Perspectives focuses on how behavior results from unconscious forces and internal conflicts?

Originating in the work of Sigmund Freud, the psychodynamic perspective emphasizes unconscious psychological processes (for example, wishes and fears of which we're not fully aware), and contends that childhood experiences are crucial in shaping adult personality.

Which of these theories emphasize the importance of unconscious forces?

Psychodynamic theories, descended from the work of Sigmund Freud, emphasize the importance of unconscious mental forces.