Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Behavioral Neuroscience, Job Satisfaction

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Terry Biggs

Document Summary

Psychology the scientific study of behavior and the mind. Clinical psychology a subfield; the study of treatment of mental disorders. Cognitive psychology specializes in the study of mental processes (consciousness, memory, attention, decision making, and problem solving) Biopsychology focuses on biological underpinnings of behavior. Biopsychologists examine how brain processes, genes, and hormones influence our actions, thoughts and feelings. Developmental psychology examines human physical, psychological, and social development. Experimental psychology focuses on basic processes as learning, sensory systems (i. e. hearing, vision), perception, and motivational states (i. e. sexual motivation, hunger, thirst) Industrial-organizational psychology examines people"s behavior in the workplace. Studies leadership, teamwork, and factors that influence employees" job satisfaction, work motivation, and performance. Personality psychology focuses on the study of human personality. Social psychology examines people"s thoughts, feelings, and behavior pertaining to the social world: the world of other people. Studies how people influence one another, behave in groups, and form impressions and attitudes.