PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Psycholinguistics
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The nature of psychology: psychology is the scientific study of behaviour and the mind, behaviour refers to actions and responses that we can directly observe, mind refers to internal states and processes such as thoughts and feelings. Clinical psychology; the study and treatment of mental disorders. Cognitive psychology; the study of mental processes, especially from a model that views the mind as an information processor (consciousness, attention, memory, and problem solving) Study of nonhuman species in natural or laboratory environments; includes genetics, brain processes, social behaviour, evolutionary processes. Behavioural neuroscience examination of brain and hormonal processes that underlie behaviour; behaviour genetics and evolutionary psychology are sometimes grouped under behavioural neuroscience. Diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders; research on causes of disorders and treatment effectiveness. Study of mental processes such as memory, problem solving, planning, consciousness, and language (psycholinguistics) Consultation with clients on issues of personal adjustment; vocational and career planning; interest and aptitude testing.