PSYCH101 : Psychology Review.docx

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Jennifer Tomaszczyk

Document Summary

Behaviorism the view that psychology should be an objective science and that it should study behavior without reference to mental process, and this form of view is not agreed with today. Humanistic psychology historically significant perspective that has emphasized the growth potential of healthy people. Cognitive neuroscience the study of brain activity linked with cognition, which includes perception, thinking, memory, and language. Psychology the science of behavior and mental processes. Nature/nurture issue whether or not genes contribute to the development of psychological traits and behaviors or, if it is the way someone is brought up, today"s science sees this from the interaction of both. Natural selection among the range of inherited trait variations, the ones that have to do with survival will most likely be passed on. Levels of analysis different views, such as biological to psychological to social-cultural that allow you to analyze any given phenomenon. Biopsychological approach the approach that incorporates social-cultural, biological and psychological levels of analysis.