Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Behavioral Modernity, Gestalt Psychology, Jean Piaget

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Fazakas-de Hoog

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Psychology- scientific study of behavior(actions/responses) and the mind(internal states/processes) Clinical psychology- the study and the treatment of mental disorders. Diagnose and treat ppl with psychological problems in clinics. Cognitive psychology- the study of mental processes, from a model that views the mind as an info processor. Ex: psycholinguistics- focuses on the psychology of language (jumbled- words) Biopsychology/neuroscience- focuses on the biological underpinnings of behavior. Examine how brain processes, genes, and hormones influence out actinos,thoughta, nd feelings. Developmental psychology- examines human psychical,psychologicall, and social development across life span. Experimental psychology- focuses o the basic processes as learning, senseory system, perception and motivational sttes (sexual,hunger,thirts) Personality psychology- fpcuses on the study of human personality. Identify core personalitu traits and how different traits relate and influence each other. Social psychology- e(cid:454)a(cid:373)izes ppl"s feeli(cid:374)gs,thoughts, a(cid:374)d (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iors pertai(cid:374)i(cid:374)g to the so(cid:272)ial world. Study how ppl influence on another, behave in groups, attraction and love.