The Field Of Psycology Flashcards
Phrenology
Is a pseudoscience that studies the structure of the skull “bumps and dents” to determine a person’s character and mental capacity
Psychology
A social science that focuses on individuals
Physiologists seek to explain why…
people (or animals) behave the way they do
The study of behavior must be
Systematic
Systematic
When you act according to a system
Empirical Data
The information that comes from the research (experiments and observations)
Physiological (physical) processes
Are you physically ok ?
Cognitive (intellectual) processes
What are you thinking?
Asking questions in a systematic on what people are thinking, acting, and feeling can reduce the chances of coming up with a
False Conclusion
Physiologists combine the results of many psychological studies to
Understand behavior
Psychologists seek to do 4 things:
- Describe behavior
- Explain behavior
- Predict behavior
- Influence behavior
Psychologists acquire information, describe what is known, and explains by mean of
Principles
Principle
An idea for a system of beliefs or behaviors; a rule or code of conduct
Psychologists attempt to explain the behavior as a
Hypothesis
The 7 universal emotions
Surprise, fear, disgust, contempt, anger, happy, sad
Research studies are designed to test each
Hypothesis
Theory
Assumptions based on findings from experimental studies
How can psychologists predict future behaviors ?
By past behaviors
Basic Science
Why something is happening
Applied Science is using what we learned to help…
Using what we learned to help solve problems
Psychology is also a natural science that looks for
Biological Explanations
What do psychologists continually do with their theories ?
Review and Revise
