Lecture 1

Question 1

what is the relation between brain and mind

Answer 1

materialism and dualism

Question 2

what is materialism

Answer 2

monism): brain=mind (brain is mind and mind is brain)

Question 3

what is dualism

Answer 3

Brain does not = mind (how can they interact?)

Question 4

what is epiphenomenalism

Answer 4

brain gives rise to mind, but mind cannot influence brain

Question 5

what is interactionalism

Answer 5

mind can influence matter (eg brain) and vis versa

Question 6

What is the composition of the mind

Answer 6

2 minds (eg. left vs right hemisphere mind)? Three? More?

Question 7

who is william james

Answer 7

A founder of modern psychology

Question 8

who is Francis Bacon

Answer 8

came up with scientific method

Question 9

what is the scientific method

Answer 9

make observation
ask how or why 
form hypothesis to answer question
use hypothesis for prediction
run experiment to test prediction
analyse outcomes
report results
if hypothesis is confirmed, go to steps 1 and 2
if hypothesis is denied, form new hypothesis

Question 10

what are the 2 sub-diciplines of psychology

Answer 10

basic and applied

Question 11

what is under the branch of basic psychology

Answer 11

physiological psychology
experimental/general psychology
cognitive
developmental
social
personality
mathematical

Question 12

what is physiological psychology

Answer 12

— genetic factors on behaviour; role of nervous yet and endocrinological system in control of behaviour

Question 13

what is experimental/general psychology

Answer 13

— sensation, perception, learning, memory, conditioning, motivation, emotion

Question 14

what is cognitive psychology

Answer 14

— memory, reasoning, language, problem solving, decision making, creativity

Question 15

what is developmental psychology

Answer 15

— human development across lifespan (childhood, adolescent, adulthood, old age)

Question 16

what is social psychology

Answer 16

— interpersonal behaviour, social forces controlling behaviour, group behaviour

Question 17

what is personality psychology

Answer 17

— factors shaping and underpinning consistency in individual’s behaviour, methods to assess personality

Question 18

what is mathematical psychology

Answer 18

mathematical modelling of psychological phenomena statistics

Question 19

what is under applied psychology

Answer 19

educational—
health—
clinical—
forensic— 
military—

Question 20

what is educational psychology

Answer 20

how people learn and methods of teaching, various components of the educational process

Question 21

what is health psychology

Answer 21

factors that promote and maintain physical health and the causation, prevention and treatment of illnesses

Question 22

what is clinical psychology

Answer 22

psychological aspects of work, management, companies

Question 23

what is forensic psychology

Answer 23

psychological aspects of legal maters (criminal and civil law)

Question 24

what is military psychology

Answer 24

research and practice of psychological principles within a military environment (war strategy, intelligence, organizational aspects, etc)