PSYCH 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cognitive Revolution, Heredity, Interpersonal Attraction
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Definition of psychology: psychology: the science of behavior and mental processes (the mind), greek words psyche means mind, logo means the study of, much of psychology studies normal rather than abnormal behavior, psychology includes both humans and animals. Are the mind and body separate entities or one in the same? (rene descartes) Developmental psychology: how we grow and change throughout the lifespan. Subfields: child psychology, adolescent psychology, life-span psychology, includes geriatric psychology. Physiological psychology: the biological basis of human behavior. Such as: bodily processes, anatomy and physiology; brain structure and function, neurotransmitters and effects of drugs on the nervous system, sense organs, biology and chemistry. Experimental psychology: focus on laboratory studies of various topics. Such as: learning, memory, sensation and perception, cognition, motivation, emotion. Personality psychology: how people differ from one another on traits. Such as: anxiety, sociability, self-esteem, need for achievement, aggressiveness. Clinical psychology: focus on understanding and treating emotional problems, abnormal or dysfunctional behavior.
