Midterm Flashcards
What is psychology?
Scientific study of mind, body and conscious experience
What is the systemic scientific approach?
Performed to a set of rules or conditions
What is the empirical scientific approach?
Capable of being verified or disapproved by observation or experiment
What is the difference between applied and basic research?
Basic is learning for the sake of learning vs applied which is trying to solve a specific problem`
What is mind body dualism?
Mind and body are seperate entities
What is monism?
Belief that mind and body are one
Who created the first psych lab?
William Wundt, in Leipzig, Germany
What is the difference between structuralism and functionalism?
Functionalism just looks at the function while structuralism breaks it down (uses introspection)
What is behavourism?
Emphasizes environmental control of behaviour through learning
Psychology is a science of observable behaviour
What is radical behavourism?
Environment is the only factor
What is cognitive behavourism?
Learning experiences and the environment affect our
behaviour by giving us the information we need to
behave effectively
What is cognitive psychology?
Focuses on the study of mental processes
What is cognitive neuroscience?
Uses electrical recordings and brain-imaging techniques to study brain activity duringcognitive tasks
What is behavioural neuroscience?
Brain processes and other physiological functions that underlie what we perceive, feel, think, and do
What is cognitive neuroscience?
Study brain processes that
underlie thinking and
information processing
What is behaviour genetics?
The study of how behavioural tendencies are influenced by genetic factors
Who is Sigmund Freund?
Founded psychoanalytic school of thought
pessimistic view of human nature
What is humanism/ positive psychology?q
Focused on positive aspects of the human condition and capacity for change
Emphasizes free will, personal growth, and attempting to find meaning in one’s existence
What is rationalism?
the idea that knowledge can be
obtained through reasoning
What is empiricism?
the idea that knowledge can be
obtained through observation and experience
What is Descriptive research?
Single measured variable
Descriptive methods
What is correlational research?
The relationship between variables
Correlation does not equal causation
What is a positive correlation?
Direct relationship of variables
What is negative correlation?
Indirect relationship of variables
