PSYC 101- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 52 pages long!)

• School: UBC
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 101
• Professor: Janel Fergusson

Document Summary

Psychology: scientific study of behavior (actions & responses) & the mind (internal state & processes) Developmental: looks at how people change & grow throughout entire lifespan, studies physical & social growth, intellectual development, emotional & perceptual changes. Cognitive: looks at mental processes such as memory, perception, problem solving, creativity, thinking, focus on human thought, process of knowing & thinking. Biological: looks at response to problem through biological basis of thoughts, emotions, behavior, focus on the functioning of genes, brain, nervous system, endocrine system. Neuro: looks at relation between physical systems & behavior, studies biochemical mechanisms in brain activated during response, the relation of brain structure to function, the chemical & physical changes that occur in body when we experience different emotions. Behavioral: studies & alters an individual"s learning history (actions, emotions, thoughts) Personality: looks at how different factors (genetics, parenting, experiences) influences how one"s personality develops/changes. : freud"s psychoanalytic theory of personality & erikson"s theory of psychosocial development.