M1L1: Areas in Psychological Research Flashcards
This is an attempt to understand why people and animals behave as they do
Psychological research
These are not directly observable, but influence many aspects in life
Thoughts and feelings
Biology + Psychology
Psychobiology
Study brain organization or chemicals within the brain (neurotransmitters)
Psychobiology
Schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease
Discovered links between illnesses leading to possible drug therapies
Cognition
1) how humans process, store, and retrieve information
2) solve problems
3) use reasoning and logic
4) make decisions
5) use language
Cognitive scientists developed
1) models of how memory works 2) ways to improve memory
3) methods to improve problem solving and intelligence
4) theories of language acquisition
conduct research on the physical, social, and cognitive development of humans
Human Development (Developmental Psychology)
Developmental Psychology ranges from what life stage?
Prenatal development period throughout the life span to research on the elderly (gerontology)
Better understanding of prenatal development = ?
Better prenatal care
Research on human development:
Better understanding of prenatal development = ?
Better prenatal care
Research on human development:
1) knowledge of cognitive development
2) cognitive limitations in children
3) greater awareness of the effects of peer pressure on adolescents
how we view and affect one another
Social Psychology
Social Psychology
Psychology + Sociology
how being part of a group affects the individual
Social Psychology
