Chapter 1 Flashcards
Psychology is defined as:
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Behavioral Neuroscience/Biopsychology
- The study of the relationship between biology and behavior
- both humans and animals as subjects
Cognitive Psychology
- study of thinking
- often views human brain as a computer\
Developmental Psychology
- The study of human growth overtime as we age
- Focuses on all aspects of development from womb to tomb
Clinical Psychology
The study of, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological disorders
Emphasis on abnormal behvior
Social Psychology
The study of how people interact with and influence eachother
“The power of the situation”
Personality Psychology
The study of the enduring characteristics that differentiate us
“How are we different”
Industrial/Organization Psychology
The study of people in the workplace
Health Psychology
The study of the psychological factors related to health and illness
Experimental Psychology
The study of the most primary processes in psychology ex: sensation, perception, learning, emotion
-both humans and animals as subjects
How long ago is the origin of psychology traced back to?
a half a million years ago
Trephining is …
the removal of evil spirits from the head by often chipping a hole in the skull
Ancient Egyptians conducted the first psychological ________
experiment
Phrenology created by _____ _______ ______ said that bumps on the head indicate _________
Frans Joseph Gall
personality
In ________ ________ _________ established the first psychology lab in Germany and preformed the first _________
1879
William Wundt
experiment