Different Types Of Psychology Flashcards
What is cognitive psychology?
It is the study of how we take in information and make sense of it, the process of perception and cognitive.
What is social psychology?
Social psychology is concerned with understanding how people act when they are with other people.
What is the definition of Physiological psychology ?
Physiological psychology is concerned with the way what we do or think is linked to physical states.
What is the definition of development psychology?
Development psychology is concerned with the way people change and grow through their lifetimes. Our lives can be divided into phases, four of the most common are:
- childhood
- adolescence
- adulthood
- old age
What is individual psychology?
Individual psychology is concerned with what makes people different from one another.
What is comparative (animal psychology)?
Comparative psychology is concerned with how human beings differ from other species of animals.
What are the major topics of cognitive psychology?
- sensory processes and cognition
- perception (including nature nurture debate)
- attention
- memory
- learning
- language and thought
- artifical intelligence
What are the Major topics of social psychology?
- pro and antisocial behaviour
- evolutionary theory
- interpersonal attraction (love, marriage etc…)
- attitude change and prejudice
- influence and obedience
- religious observance and other rituals
What are the major topics of development psychology?
- early socialisation
- cognitive development
- moral and gender development
- the development of self concept
- developing responses to health problems and stress
