PSY 105 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Gestalt Psychology, Positive Psychology, Applied Psychology
2 Oct 2017
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Behaviour - observable activities of an organism, often in response to environmental causes. Mental processes - activities of our brain when thinking, observing, and using language. Culture - set of shared beliefs and practices that are transmitted across generations. Consciousness - personal awareness of ongoing mental processes, behaviours. Voluntarism - theory in which will is regarded as the ultimate agency in human behaviour. Introspection - method in psychological study involving careful evaluation of mental processes and how simple thoughts expand into complex ideas. Structuralism - attempt to identify all elements of consciousness. Functionalism - function of the brain and how it adapts to changing environments. Gestalt psychology - field of psychology arguing that we have inborn tendencies to structure what we see in particular ways. Unconscious - hypothesized repository of thoughts, feelings, and sensations outside human awareness. Psychoanalytic theory - belief that people"s behaviours are based on their unconscious desires and conflicts.
