[PSY 103] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 170 pages long Study Guide!

• School: Stony Brook University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 103
• Professor: Nancy Franklin

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Chapter 1: the science of psychology in your life. Modern western psychology: the scientific study of the behavior of individuals and their. Scientific method: the set of procedures used for gathering and interpreting objective information in a way that minimizes error and yields dependable generalizations. Four goals of psychology: behavior: the actions by which an organism adjusts to its environment, 1. Describe behavior: explain behavior, predict behavior, control behavior, thus to improve the quality of life. Behavioral data: observational reports about the behavior of organisms and the conditions under which the behavior occurs or changes. Structuralism the study of the structure of mind and behavior; the view that all human mental experience can be understood as a combination of simple elements or events. Functionalism: the perspective on mind and behavior that focuses on the examination of their functio(cid:374)s i(cid:374) a(cid:374) o(cid:396)ga(cid:374)is(cid:373)(cid:859)s i(cid:374)te(cid:396)a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s (cid:449)ith the e(cid:374)(cid:448)i(cid:396)o(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t. Introspection: i(cid:374)di(cid:448)iduals(cid:859) s(cid:455)ste(cid:373)ati(cid:272) e(cid:454)a(cid:373)i(cid:374)atio(cid:374) of thei(cid:396) o(cid:449)(cid:374) thoughts a(cid:374)d feeli(cid:374)gs.