Chapter 1 Flashcards
Social psychology
Examines how thinking and behavior are influenced by others typical research topics include attitude toward others, group dynamics, cultural differences, and the effects that others can have on behavior.
Psychophysics
Tried to understand the relationship between a physical stimulus and how its perceived.
Structuralism
Used introspection to determine how the mind was constructed.
Behaviorism
Viewed the mind as unobservable and unmeasurable.
Cognitive psychology
Focuses on psychological processes related to the acquisition and use of information, sometimes called higher mental functions, and include memory, decision making, problem solving, and language.
Free will
Self determined
Determinism
Must do system of strings being pulled.
Current trends
Aging, diversity, health.
