Midterm Flashcards
Basic research
knowledge for its own sake
applied research
research to find solutions to problems
folk psychology
when commonly held beliefs are thought to be fact
confirmation bias
looking for evidence that supports your beliefs
critical thinking
vital to the scientific method
mind-body dualism
views the mind as a spiritual event
monism
views the mind as a product of physical events
psychophysics
The study of perceived experiences
structuralism
Was the first approach taken towards understanding human behavior
reductionist
Complex matter of the mind can be broken down into simple
analytic introspection
People are trained to report the contents of an experience. objectively
functionalist
Are concerned with why not how
psychodynamic
Causes of behaviour can be understood when looking within an individual
behaviorism
That behaviors is what matters
cognitive behaviorism
focuses on the link between behaviour and cognition
cognitive
perspective concerned with nature of the mind
cognitive neuroscience
focuses on physiological measure like FMRI
Sociocultural
culture, presence, social norms
biological perspective
brain and neurons
Behavioral Neuroscience
How our brain affects our behaviour, sensory, experiences emotion and thoughts
behavior genetics
explains how behaviour tendencies
are affected by genetics`
Evolutionary psychology
how behavior and mental processes have evolved.
scientific method
prediction, control, and theory building
Naturalistic observation
observing behaviour in a natural setting
