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Psychology intro Flashcards

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Psychology

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Scientific study of the mind, mental processes and behaviour

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The mind

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  • Originates in the brain
  • Fosters human consciousness
  • Produces mental processes = thoughts, memory, perception and reasoning - influences behaviour
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The mind: conscious and unconscious processes?

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Define humans as sentient organisms

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Mental processes

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Activities in the brain required to produce a sequence of systematic actions, changes and functions

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Behaviour

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Any response carried out by an organism

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Reaction behaviour

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Response to stimulus

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Functional pattern in a system

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Normal circumstance

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