Psychology

PsychologyThe scientific study of behavior and mental processes. BehaviorAll outward or overt actions and reactions. Mental ProcessesInternal, covert activity of the mind. Four Goals of PsychologyDescription [what is happening?], Understanding [why is it happening?], Prediction [when will it hap...

Psychology is the study of a.) mental illness b.) the brain c.) behavior and mental processes d.) observable behavior in humans and animalsC The followers of ____________ argue that there is a close relationship between animal behavior and human behavior. a.) Jean Jacques Rousseau b.) Charle...

psychologythe study of behavior and the mental processes behaviorthe observable actions of a person or animal dualismdivides everything into body and spirit René Descartesbelieved that mind and body interact pineal glandaccording to Descartes, the place where mind and body interact John Lockes...

psychologythe study of behavior and the mental processes behaviorthe observable actions of a person or animal dualismdivides everything into body and spirit René Descartesbelieved that mind and body interact pineal glandaccording to Descartes, the place where mind and body interact John Lockes...

The four basic goals of psychology are to (1) describe, (2) explain, (3) predict, and (4) control or influence behavior.TRUE The neurotransmitter called acetylcholine:is involved in muscle contractions, memory, learning, and general intellectual functioning. The neurotransmitter called serotonin...

The concept of natural selection is most important for psychologists interested in the _____________________ of behaviour. a) Variation b) Limitations c) Functions d) StructureFunctions Structuralism is to __________ as functionalism is to __________. a) unobservable behaviour; consciousness ...

learninga relatively permanent change in an organisms behavior due to experience and practice associative learninglearning that 2 events occur together -2 types: classical conditioning, operant conditioning classical conditioning-associates two stimuli -(pavlovian conditioning) -type of learni...

learninga relatively permanent change in an organisms behavior due to experience and practice associative learninglearning that 2 events occur together -2 types: classical conditioning, operant conditioning classical conditioning-associates two stimuli -(pavlovian conditioning) -type of learni...

PsychologyThe scientific investigation of mental processes and behavior Where did psychology branch out from?Physiology and Philosophy StructuralismFocused on the structure of consciousness and the mind (not identified with anymore) 2 StructuralistsWundt and Titchener FunctionalismFocused on th...

Psychologythe scientific study of behavior and mental processes Applied PsychologyPractical application of the findings of research psychologists. Research PsychologyThe study of the origin, cause, or result of certain behavior. Biopsychological ApproachAn approach that focuses on biological, che...

What is Psychology?:the scientific study of behavior & mental process -a science aimed to observe, describe, & explain how we think, feel, & act -developed from philosophy & biology Behaviorismthe view that psychology should be objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental ...

Psychologythe scientific study of behavior and mental processes Wilhelm Wundtstructuralism; in 1879 founded first psychology laboratory in world at University of Leipzig; introspection, basic units of experience Edward TitchenerStudent of Wilhelm Wundt; founder of Structuralist school of psycholo...