prologue (what is psychology)

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psychology

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scientific discipline
study of the mind
study of behaviour and influential factors

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behaviour

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observable actioins

mental states

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critical thinking

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curiosity, skepticism and humilty

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curiosty

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ask “why”

when put to the test can predictions be confirmed

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skeptisim

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show me the edviemce

reuires a balance not be too cynical or gullible

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humility

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open mindedness

willingness to accept being wrong and follow new ideas

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perspectives on behaviour

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biological, sociocultural, cognitive, psychodynamic, behavioural and humanistic

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cognitive persepctive

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how mental processes influence our emotions/behaviour

memory/problem solving, perception, intelligence, opinion, planning

how info is combined/organized

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wilhelm wundut (1832-1920)

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“father of psychology”
first experimental lab
structuralism
cogntiive perspective

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structuralism

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assembling the mind from simple elements

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edward titchener

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student of wundet
introsecption
cogntivie perspective

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introsecption

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describe inner experiences

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william james (1842-1910)

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“father of american pychology”
first textbook (princples of psychology)
functionalism
cogneitive perspective

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functionalism

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evolved function of though/behaviour

how mental processes help us survive

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psyschodynamic perpective

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sigmung freud (1856-1939)

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sigmung freud

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unconsicoius processes and inner conflicts effect behaviours
medical doctor who saw hysteria and believed it was unconcious process and was a repression of soemthing caused a physical disorder
used hyponosis, dream analysis and the freudian slip

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biological perspective

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behaviour stems from our physiology
studies the role of 
brain structures/functions
biochemical processes
genetics

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evolutionary psychology

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role of evolution and natural selection

charles darwin

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neuroscience

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body/brain influence behaviours

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humanistic perspective

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concious motives, freedo and choice

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adraham masclow

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hiearchy of need
self-auctualization
focus on self growth and reaching potential
supportive and reaching potential enironement
humanistic perspective

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carl rogers

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unconditional postive regard

humanitic perspective

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positive psychology

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good meaninful life

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behaviourism perspective

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extental enironement affects our behaviour
learning=reward and punishment
observable behaviour

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ivan paulov

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involuntary learninh external eniornment (dwight/jim with the candy and noise) behaviorist perspective

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john watson

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operant conditioning reward/punishment behaviorism

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BF skinner

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reinforcement and punishment animal studies behaviourism

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sociaal-cultural perspective

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culture influences our mental processes values/beliefs/behaviours/traditions indiviualism vs collectivism

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individualism

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emphaise on personal goals self identity base on ones own attriubutes/achvmients north america/europe

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collectivism

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individual goals suboridnate to groupo perosnal identity defined by ties to family asia, south america, africa

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personality

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investagate persistant traits/characteritstics

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community

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help create social/physical enironmeny for healthy people

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emprical approch

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an evidence-based method that draws on observation and experimentation