PSYCH 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Absolute Threshold, Retina, Critical Thinking
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[looking inward/self-reflection] to reveal the structure of the human mind. Drive of behaviors and thoughts were pushed by stored in our minds. that influences us in strong and powerful ways. By the outcomes changes of environment, changes in consequences. mental events are triggered by external stimuli influence behaviors. Focused on the big picture aspects or processes. Focus on unconscious and early development . Focus on operant conditioning, punishment and reinforcement . Focus on the human potential, choosing own destiny . Attribute human and animal behavior to biological events . Memory, intelligence, perception, learning, etc. Relationship between social behavior and culture . Thinking that does not blindly accept arguments & conclusions. The differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural for analyzing any given phenomenon. Scientific method: perceive, hypothesize, test, draw conclusions, report, revise, replicate. Purpose is to observe & record behavior. nothing is manipulated and there are no control variables.
