Psychology by Tiffany Maultsby https://padlet.com/tiffany_maultsby2/6e93nap7bk5t Schools of thought en-us 2018-04-01 15:38:03 UTC 2018-04-01 17:26:04 UTC hello@padlet.com Behavioral tiffany_maultsby2 https://padlet.com/tiffany_maultsby2/6e93nap7bk5t/wish/247676477 Dominant school of thought
The focus is how we learn observable responses. 

The scientific study of observable behavior, and its explanation by principles of learning.

Sample Questions: How do we learn to fear particular objects or situations? What is the most effective way to alter our behavior, say, to lose weight]]> 2018-04-01 15:50:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffany_maultsby2/6e93nap7bk5t/wish/247676477 Biological Psychology tiffany_maultsby2 https://padlet.com/tiffany_maultsby2/6e93nap7bk5t/wish/247676727 Focuses: How the body and brain enable emotions, memories, and sensory experiences; how genes combine with environment to influence individual differences.

Define:  the scientific study of the links between biological (genetic, neural, hormonal) and psychological processes. (Some biological psychologists call themselves behavioral neuro-scientists, neuro-psychologists, behavior genetics, physiological psychologists, or or bio-psychologists.)

Sample Questions: How do pain messages travel from the hand to the brain? How is blood chemistry linked with moods and motives? To what extent are traits such as intelligence, personality, sexual orientation, and depression attribute to our genes? To our environment?]]> 2018-04-01 15:54:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffany_maultsby2/6e93nap7bk5t/wish/247676727 Cognitive Psychology tiffany_maultsby2 https://padlet.com/tiffany_maultsby2/6e93nap7bk5t/wish/247677750 Focuses: How we encode, process, store, and retrieve information.

Define: The scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating. 

Sample questions: How do we use information in remembering? Reasoning? Solving problems?]]> 2018-04-01 16:10:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffany_maultsby2/6e93nap7bk5t/wish/247677750 Evolutionary Psychology tiffany_maultsby2 https://padlet.com/tiffany_maultsby2/6e93nap7bk5t/wish/247678318 Define: The scientific study of the evolution of behavior and mind, using principles of natural selection

Focus: How the natural selection of traits has promoted the survival of genes.

Sample Questions: How does evolution influence behavior tendencies?]]> 2018-04-01 16:17:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffany_maultsby2/6e93nap7bk5t/wish/247678318 Humanistic tiffany_maultsby2 https://padlet.com/tiffany_maultsby2/6e93nap7bk5t/wish/247680686 Focuses: How we meet our needs for love and acceptance and achieve self-fulfillment.

Sample Questions: How can we work toward fulfilling our potential? How can we overcome barriers to our personal growth?

Define:  
developed as a response to psychoanalysis and behaviorism. Humanistic psychology instead focused on individual free will, personal growth and the concept of self-actualization. While early schools of thought were primarily centered on abnormal human behavior, humanistic psychology differed considerably in its emphasis on helping people achieve and fulfill their potential.
Humanistic psychology remains quite popular today and has had a significant influence on other areas of psychology including positive psychology. This particular branch of psychology is centered on helping people living happier, more fulfilling lives.

]]> 2018-04-01 16:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffany_maultsby2/6e93nap7bk5t/wish/247680686 Psychodynamic psychology tiffany_maultsby2 https://padlet.com/tiffany_maultsby2/6e93nap7bk5t/wish/247682132 Focuses: How behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts.

Sample Questions: How can someone's personality traits and disorders be explained by unfulfilled wishes and childhood traumas?

Define: a branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders.]]> 2018-04-01 16:57:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffany_maultsby2/6e93nap7bk5t/wish/247682132 Social-Cultural Psychology tiffany_maultsby2 https://padlet.com/tiffany_maultsby2/6e93nap7bk5t/wish/247683107 Focus: How behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures.

Sample Questions: How we are alike as members of one humans family? How do we differ as products or our environment?

Define: the study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking.]]> 2018-04-01 17:13:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tiffany_maultsby2/6e93nap7bk5t/wish/247683107