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Chapter 1: What is Psychology Flashcards

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psychology

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the scientific study of behavior and mental process

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scientific

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systematic methods

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behavior

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what can be directly observed

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mental process

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thoughts, feelings, motives

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science of psychology

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critical thinking
skepticism
objectivity
curiosity

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goals of psychology

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to describe, predict, and explain behavior. controlling & changing behavior (interventions)

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critical thinking

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how we know something

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skepticism

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questioning dogma, or what ‘everyone knows is true’

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objectivity

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what does the evidence tell us

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positive psychology

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emphasizes human strengths

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Wilhelm Wundt

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1879 - established 1st psychology lab Wundt’s Structuralism: structures of the mind and introspection: systematic, detailed and self-report

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James’ Functionalism

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functions/purpose of the mind
mind’s interactions with outside world
stream of consciousness
why is human thought adaptive?

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Charles Darwin

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On the Origin of Species, 1859

psychology and evolution

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natural selection

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competition for resources
favors genetic characteristics that promote reproduction and survival
environmental changes alter course of evolution

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contemporary approaches

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biological
behavioral
psychodynamic
humanistic
cognitive
evolutionary
sociocultural
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biological approach: neuroscience: nervous system

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structure
function
development
genetics
biochemistry
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psychodynamic approach: psychoanalysis

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unconscious thought
conflict between biological drives and demands of society
early childhood family experiences

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behavioral approach

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environmental determinants of observable behavior

reject explanations referencing thoughts

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humanistic approach

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positive human qualities/potential

free will

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cognitive approach

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mental processes involved in knowing

information processing: how humans interpret incoming info, weigh it, store it, and apply it

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evolutionary approach

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explanations of human behavior:
adaptation
reproduction
natural selection
notable evolutionary psychologist:
david buss
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sociocultural approach

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social and cultural environments

differences: between ethnic and cultural groups & within and across countries

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health and wellness: mind-body connection

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how the mind impacts the body

how the body impacts the mind

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