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What is psychology? |
The scientific study of mental processes and behavior. |
1) Memory and emotion 2) Visible and remembering/recalling |
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Psychoanalysis |
Insight therapy treating fear and anxiety. Emphasis on unconscious and early childhood. |
Sigmund Freud |
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Psychodynamic |
The unconscious mind. Focuses less on sex and more on the self. |
Stemmed from Freud. |
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Behavioral |
Operation conditioning. Reinforcements. |
B.F. Skinner |
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Operate conditioning |
Learning by consequence. |
Behavioral perspective. |
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Reinforcement |
Learning by reward. |
Pavlov's dogs |
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Humanistic |
People have the freedom to choose their own destiny. |
3rd perspective combat Psychodynamic and Behavioral perspectives. |
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Cognitive |
Emphasis on memory, intelligence, perception, problem solving, learning, and cognitive neuroscience |
Physical workings of the brain |
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Sociocultural |
Combines social and cultural psychology. Cross-cultural research. |
Society. |
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Biopsychological |
Attributes human and animal behavior to biological events |
Biology |
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Evolutionary |
Biological bases of mental traits shared by all humans. |
Darwin |
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Steps in the Scientific Method |
1) perceive a question 2) form a hypothesis 3) test hypothesis 4) draw conclusions 5) report, revise, replicate |
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Naturalistic Observation. What are the advantages and disadvantages? |
Involves watching animals or people in their natural environment. Advantage: Realistic behavior Disadvantage: Lack of control |
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