PSYCHOLOGY OF CRIMES Flashcards
BRANCH OF KNOWLEDGE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR
PSYCHOLOGY
“PSYCHE” MEANS?
MIND
“LOGOS” MEANS?
KNOWLEGE / STUDY
OBSERVED OUTSIDE
BEHAVIOR
REFER OT OUR THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, SENSATIONS, AND VARIOUS INTERNAL PROCESSES
MENTAL PROCESSES
A SUB FIELD OF PSYCHOLOGY
CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY
SEEKS TO SPECIFY NEUROLOGICAL PROCESSES THAT UNDERLIE BEHAVIOR AND MENTAL PROCESSES (INSIDE HUMAN BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYSTEM)
BIOLOGICAL
FOCUSES ON OBSERVABLE STIMULI AND REGARDS NEARLY ALL BEHAVIOR AS A RESULT OF CONDITIONING AND RESPONSES
BEHAVIORAL
EMPHASIZES ON UNDERSTANDING HOW PEOPLE THINK
COGNITIVE
UNCONSCIOUS / UNAWARE OF
PSYCHOANALYTIC
OWN DEFINITION OF THE SITUATION
SUBJECTIVIST
HOW BEHAVIOR PATTERNS ARE WIRED
ETHOLOGICAL
ONE’S OWN SELF
PHENOMENOLOGICAL/ HUMANISTIC
CHANGE IN PEOPLE AS THEY GROW
DEVELOPMENT
2 TYPES OF BEHAVIORS
INHERITED/INNATE BEHAVIOR AND LEARNED/OPERANT BEHAVIOR