01:830:101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Confounding, Myelin, Neuroglia
coralporcupine379 and 85 others unlocked
172
01:830:101 Full Course Notes
Verified Note
172 documents
Document Summary
This is intended to be a guide only. You are responsible for all of the lecture material and assigned reading material. 1. what is psychology? the scientific study of thought, behavior and emotion. How physical systems (e. g. , the brain) affect behavior, feelings, and thoughts. 4. how physical systems (e. g. , the brain) affect behavior, feelings, and thoughts. 8. contribution of genes and environment to behavior. Module 1 a. the history and scope of psychology (p. 2-4 (up to psychology"s roots)) b. psychology"s subfields (p. 12-13) What is introspection? the examination or or observation of ones own mental and emotional procedures. wundt. What is structuralism? the analysis of mental structures. What is functionalism? the study of how the mind works. 10. what is hindsight bias? the outcome seems to be obvious when introduced to it. 11. what is the scientific method? tests ideas with the use of data-evidence(empiricism). Results of the conclusions might have other variables involved.