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25 Cards in this Set
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Psychology
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The scientific study of mental processes and behaviour in humans.
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Overt Behaviours
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Behaviours that can be seen such as writing, talking and sleeping.
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Covert Behaviours
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Internal behaviour that cannot e seen, such as emotions, our perception, memories, thinking and remembering.
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Mental Processes
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thoughts and feelings that are personal and internal and cannot be directly observed.
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Psychiatrist
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A qualified medical doctor who has obtained additional qualifications to become a specialist in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illness and emotional problems.
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Consciousness
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A sense of awareness.
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Biological Perspective
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A psychological approach that stresses the importance of bodily functions and how they affect thoughts, feelings and behaviour.
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Materialism
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The assumption that all behaviour has a biological basis.
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Consciousness
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A sense of awareness.
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Cortex
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Outer layer of the brain responsible for basic sensory and motor function and speech
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Biological Perspective
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A psychological approach that stresses the importance of bodily functions and how they affect thoughts, feelings and behaviour.
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Materialism
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The assumption that all behaviour has a biological basis.
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Behavioural Perspective
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Psychological approach that emphasises the role of the environment in determining the way we act.
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Cortex
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Outer layer of the brain responsible for basic sensory and motor function and speech
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Consciousness
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A sense of awareness.
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Behavioural Perspective
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Psychological approach that emphasises the role of the environment in determining the way we act.
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Biological Perspective
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A psychological approach that stresses the importance of bodily functions and how they affect thoughts, feelings and behaviour.
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Materialism
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The assumption that all behaviour has a biological basis.
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Cortex
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Outer layer of the brain responsible for basic sensory and motor function and speech
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Behavioural Perspective
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Psychological approach that emphasises the role of the environment in determining the way we act.
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Cognitive Perspective
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Psychological approach that emphasises the importance of mental processes in perception, language, problem solving and other areas of behaviour.
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Socio-Cultural Perspective
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Combination of social and cultural psychology. Empahsises the importance of human interaction and our understanding of each other.
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Pseudoscience
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Any form of science/study that is non-scientific and tries to explain behaviour. Doesn't stick to scientific method. Eg: Horoscopes.
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Barnum Effect (Phineas T. Barnum)
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The tendency to agree with statements that are general and vague.
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Selective Attention
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Our ability to focus on stimuli in out environment while ignoring less relevant information.
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