PSYC 100 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Humanistic Psychology, Psychoanalytic Theory, Cognitive Psychology

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: A.George Alder

Document Summary

Mind : refers to the private inner experience of perceptions,thoughts, memories,and feelings. Behavior : refers to observable actions of human beings and nonhuman animals. Philosophical empiricism : the view that all knowledge is acquired through experience. Phrenology : a now defunct theory that specific mental abilities and characteristics, ranging from memory to the capacity for happiness are localized in specific regions of the brain. Physiology : the study of biological processes, especially in the human body. Introspection : the subjective observation of one"s own experience. Natural selection : charles darwin"s theory that the feature of an organism that help it survive and reproduce are more likely than other feature to be passed onto subsequent generations. Hysteria : a temporary loss of cognitive of motor functions, usually as a result of emotionally upsetting experiences. Unconscious : the part of the mind that operates outside of conscious awareness but influences conscious thoughts, feelings and actions.