The 4 Areas of Psychology Definitions Flashcards
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Social psychology
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an attempt to understand and explain how the thoughts feelings and behaviour of individuals are influenced by actual imagined or implied presence of other
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Cognitive Psychology
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The cognitive area of psychology is the study of all mental processes: How do we see the world How do we store and recall information How do we communicate How do we think
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Developmental Psychology
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Developmental psychology looks at how thinking, feeling, and behavior change throughout a person’s life
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Biological Psychology
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Explores human behaviour and experience by looking at people as if they are biological machines
