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Psychology - study of the human

mind and its functions
Psyche soul or mind, Logos study
Overt/Extrinsic Behavior can be
observed directly
Covert/Intrinsic Behavior cannot be
observed directly or by naked eye
Nature/Nativism (Plato), knowledge
brought to us naturally
Empiricism (Aristotle), knowledge
acquired through experiences
Tabula Rasa (John Locke) Blank
State/Tablet, individuals are born
without built-in mental content
Perspective point of view, mental
view or outlook, way of explaining
ones ideas
Biological P. mind and body affects
behavior
Behavioral P. environment and social
interaction
Cognitive P. thoughts, mental
Cross Cultural P. culture

Functionalism (E.L. Titchener)

functions and responsibilities of our
brain
Behaviorism (John Watson) behavior
is the result of conditioning; most
influential
Gestalt Psychology looks on the
object or subject wholly; we know
through experiences
Gestalt gestalten; form, sum of its
part
Free Association method of exploring
the unconscious in which the person
relaxes and says whatever comes to
mind.
Psychoanalysis unconscious thoughts

Influences in Psychology

Humanistic P. motivation
Psychodynamic P. early childhood
memories

Subjectivist P. situation, subjective

awareness
Structuralism structure of the brain

computer
modern linguistics (Noam
Chomskv)
Neuropsychology brain

Research Methods

Evolutionary P. natural selection,

survival of the fittest

slip of the tongue

physical mannerism
dreams

Hypothesis
Theory
Scientific
Experiments
Variable (Independent
and Dependent)
Experimental and Control
Group
Random Assignment
Measurement
Statistics
Correlation

Survey Method
Direct Observation
Case Histories
Literature Review
Narrative Review
Meta-analysis

Ethics

Educational P. learning and teaching

(for teachers)
Industrial P. human resources
Engineering P. how to make
equipment for the consumers
Forensic P. criminal behavior

1. Minimal Risk
participants cannot be
harmed
2. Informed Consent
participants should be
asked for their consent
first
3. Right to Privacy
Biological Psychology body and brain
(nervous system)
Experimental P. - utilizes scientific
methods to research the mind and
behavior
Development P. from conception to
old age
Social P. behavior alone or group
Personality P. totality of a person
Clinical P. diagnosis, treatment of
disorders
Counseling P. normal problems, less
serious problems
School P. deals w/ student in their
academic problems

Nervous system complex

communication network controlling
the bodys internal environment as
well as its responses to its surrounding
Receptors sense organs
Effectors muscles and glands
Neurons building blocks of the
bodys communication system

Afferent/Sensory Neurons from

sensory receptor cells
throughout the body to brain
Efferent/Motor Neurons from
the brain to the muscles
Connecting/Association Neurons
middlemen; between
sensory & motor neurons,
communicating information
between different neurons in
the body

Peripheral Nervous System consists

of nerves connecting the brain and the
spinal cord to the sensory organs,
muscles and glands through pathways.