PSY 100 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Spinal Cord, American Sign Language, Neural Adaptation
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Overt: what you see (external) covert: internal (biological/mental processes) Mental processes: affect, behavior, cognitions processes-- multi steps. The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Mostly use animals as test subjects to see if it is applicable to humans. Psychology focuses on critical thinking (intentional, conscious, objective, goal-oriented) Pseudopsychologies (astrology, psychics, etc ) are non scientific and excluded in this class. Describe: factual, neutral information based on sensory experiences. Explain: identify conditions of behavior or mental processes. Looking for conditions associated with particular conditions that can tell us why. Nba players have to be tall to reach and be closer to the rim. Control: reduce/ rid undesirable or start/increase desirable behaviors or mental processes. 1. description: identify what occurred- see, hear, touch, etc. Does not need to look for association: explanation: understand why behavior mental process occurred- exercise, nutrition, prediction: future occurrences of behavior or mental processes. After seeing all the conditions, trying to predict the future possibility.
