PSYA01H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Corneal Reflex, Experimental Psychology, Clinical Psychology
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Psychology: the scientific study of the causes of behaviour; also the application of the findings of psychological research to the solution of problems. Casual event: an event that causes another event to occur. Physiological psychology: the branch of psychology that studies the physiological basis of behaviour. Comparative psychology: the branch of psychology that studies the behaviours of a variety of organisms in an attempt to understand the adaptive and functional significance of the behaviours and their relation to evolution. Behaviour analysis: the branch of psychology that studies the effect of the environment on behaviour-primarily, the effects of the consequences of behaviours on the behaviours themselves. Behaviour genetics: the branch of psychology that studies the role of genetics in behaviour. Cognitive psychology: the branch of psychology that studies complex behaviours and mental processes such as perception, attention, learning and memory, verbal behaviour, concept formation and problem solving.
