Lecture 1 Flashcards
what is the relation between brain and mind
materialism and dualism
what is materialism
monism): brain=mind (brain is mind and mind is brain)
what is dualism
Brain does not = mind (how can they interact?)
what is epiphenomenalism
brain gives rise to mind, but mind cannot influence brain
what is interactionalism
mind can influence matter (eg brain) and vis versa
What is the composition of the mind
2 minds (eg. left vs right hemisphere mind)? Three? More?
who is william james
A founder of modern psychology
who is Francis Bacon
came up with scientific method
what is the scientific method
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
what are the 2 sub-diciplines of psychology
basic and applied
what is under the branch of basic psychology
physiological psychology experimental/general psychology cognitive developmental social personality mathematical
what is physiological psychology
— genetic factors on behaviour; role of nervous yet and endocrinological system in control of behaviour
what is experimental/general psychology
— sensation, perception, learning, memory, conditioning, motivation, emotion
what is cognitive psychology
— memory, reasoning, language, problem solving, decision making, creativity
what is developmental psychology
— human development across lifespan (childhood, adolescent, adulthood, old age)
what is social psychology
— interpersonal behaviour, social forces controlling behaviour, group behaviour
what is personality psychology
— factors shaping and underpinning consistency in individual’s behaviour, methods to assess personality
what is mathematical psychology
mathematical modelling of psychological phenomena statistics
what is under applied psychology
educational— health— clinical— forensic— military—
what is educational psychology
how people learn and methods of teaching, various components of the educational process
what is health psychology
factors that promote and maintain physical health and the causation, prevention and treatment of illnesses
what is clinical psychology
psychological aspects of work, management, companies
what is forensic psychology
psychological aspects of legal maters (criminal and civil law)
what is military psychology
research and practice of psychological principles within a military environment (war strategy, intelligence, organizational aspects, etc)
