PSYCH 1X03 Study Guide - Energy Drink, Experimental Psychology, American Psychological Association
19 Dec 2013
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Most people are familiar with clinical/applied psychology: experimental psychologists work in research goal is to understand human thought & behavior. Psychology teaches us how we think, feel, develop, learn, love, interact & grow essentially teaches us about who we are! Psychology can be complex how does consciousness emerge from coordinated actions of neurons in the brain or- deceptively simple how do some people fall into a pattern of addictive behaviors . Thinking like a psychologists requires critical thinking intuition/gut feelings lead to sloppy thinking. Experimental psychology uses the scientific method to collect, evaluate, & interpret information to draw conclusions. Psychology is influenced by many views and schools of thought it is a diverse field united by the use of vigorous methods to understand human thought and behavior. Later philosophers began laying the foundations to finding the answers descartes; suggested the mind and body are distinct entities that are causally linked in a dualistic relationship.
