PSYC 1000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: 18 Months, Dazed, John Bowlby

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Ingrid L.Stefanovic

Document Summary

What is psychology: diverse field, learning about ourselves. Goals of psychologists: describe, explain (causes , predict (when it will happen , apply to the real world. The nature of psychology: what is behaviour, casual factors. Different vantage points for analysing behaviour and causes of behaviour. Six major perspectives: biological, psychological is first physiological, influenced my discoveries of brain-behaviour relations, darwin: natural selection, behaviour genetics: selective breeding studies, twin studies, mental processes" influence on motives, emotions and behaviour, cognitive. Sociocultural: role of culture in behaviour, manner in which culture is transmitted, similarities and differences between people in different cultures. Cognitive: thought patterns, right/wrong, insufficient problem solving skills, misinterpreting information. Psychodynamic: unconscious urges, subconscious point of view, abuse in the past, inability to process sexual thoughts. Behavioural: video games, abusive household, aggressive behaviour rewarded. Sociocultural: manners are different, media influences, class differences. Language: personality psychologist (ways we react, similarities/differences)