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1
Q

What is Psychology?

A

Scientific study of behavior and mental processes

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What is the difference of behavior and mental process?

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behavior = anything that we do that is observable / overt

mental process = internal, covert ability of the mind (e.g., feelings, thoughts, emotions, perceptions, reasoning process, and memories.)

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Goals of Psychology?

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Describe
Explain
Predict
Control

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Abnormal
psychology

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looks at psychopathy and abnormal behavior of a person;
help assess, diagnose, and treat
psychological disorders.

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Biopsychology

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focuses on the brain, neurons,
and nervous system influenced
through thoughts, feelings and
behaviors.

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behavioral
psychology

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looks at psychopathy and abnormal behavior of a person; help, assess, diagnose and treat psychological disorders.

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clinical psychology

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assessment and treatment of
mental illnesses, abnormal
behaviors, and psychiatric
disorders.

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cognitive psychology

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concerned with the science of
how people think, learn, and
remember.

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developmental psych

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focuses on how people change
and grow throughout life.

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sports psychology

A

how psychology influences
sports, athletic performances,
exercise, and physical activity.

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8
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counselling psychology

A

largest individual subfields in
psychology
concerned with improving
social and emotional health

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educational psychology

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concerned with schools,
teaching psychology,
educational issues, and student
concerns.

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comparative
psychology

A

Study of animal behahvior

biologists, anthropologists,
ecologists, geneticts, and many
others.

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industrial-organizational psych

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applies psychological principles
on workplace issues to improve
productivity and efficiency.

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experimental psychologist

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utilizes scientific methods to
research the brain and behavior

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forensic psychology

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Intersection of psychology and
law.

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scientific method

A

-Identify the questions of interest
-Formulate an explanation
-Carry out research
-Communicate the findings

11
Q

health psychology

A

focuses on promoting health,
and preventing as well as
treating diseases/ illnesses

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why do we do research?

A

to answer a specific phenomena

12
Q

personality psychology

A

focuses on the study of the
thought patterns, feelings, and
behaviors that make each
individual unique.

13
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Social psychology

A

seeks to explain and understand
social behavior; how people
perceive and interact

14
Q

what is the scientific method?

A

Systematic acquisition of knowledge and
understanding of behavior and other
phenomena

15
Q

Descriptive Rsearch

A

Archival Research
Naturalistic Observation
Survey Research
Case Study
Correlational Research

15
Q

Experimental Research

A

Experimental Groups and Control Groups
Independent and Dependent Variables
Random Assignment of Participants
Moving Beyond the Study

16
Q

who is the father of
psychology?

A

Wilhelm Wundt

17
Q

structuralism

A

-associated with Wilhelm Wundt
and Edward Titchener.
-breaks down mental processes
into it’s most basic component.
-uses introspection

17
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Cognitive perspective

A

Jean Piaget

How people think, perceive,
remember, and learn

information processing,
language, memory, and
perception

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Gestalt psychology

A

“the whole is different from
some of it’s parts”

“whole” sense rather than the
individual elements of
perception

18
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functionalism

A

what the mind does; functions
of mental abilities.

Functionalists thinkers are
interested in the role that these
mental processes play.

18
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behavioral perspective

A

John B. Watson, Ivan Pavlov,
B.F. Skinner.

suggest that all behaviors can be
explained by environmental
causes rather than internal
causes

desired behavior can be
controlled by environment

18
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Psychodynamic perspective

A

Sigmund Freud
(psychoanalysis)

Behavior is motivated by the
unconscious inner forces over
which we have so little control

id,ego, super ego

conscious, pre-conscious,
unconscious

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Neuroscience perspective

A

views behaviors from the
perspective of the brain, the
nervous system, and other
biological functions.

studied critical biological
components of the body and its
effects on functioning

19
Q

controversies in
psychology

A

Nature vs nurture

conscious vs unconscious as
determinants of behavior

observable behavior vs internal
mental process.

free will vs determinism

individual differences vs universal
principles.

the Stanford prison experiment

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Q

Humanistic perspective

A

Abraham Maslow and Carl
Rodgers

focuses on an individual’s free
will, personal growth and the
concept of self-actualization.

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