PY 101- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 49 pages long!)
30 Nov 2017
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The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Give the appearance of science but are false. What is the nature of the behavior or mental process. Why does this behavior or mental process occur. When will this behavior or mental process occur. How can we control this behavior or mental process. Meets the goals of describe, explain, and predict. Opened the first psychology lab in 1879 in leipzig, germany. Sought detailed, subjective reports of one"s inner experience- what is the structure of the mind (one"s thoughts) First black woman awarded phd from columbia. Landmark research on race, discrimination, and segregation. Unconscious drives, motives, conflicts, and childhood experiences. Objective, observable, environmental influences on overt behavior. Free will, self-actualization, and human nature as naturally positive and growth-seeking. Thinking, perceiving, problem solving,, memory, language, and information processing. Genetics and biological processes in the brain and other parts of the nervous system. Natural selection, adaptation, and evolution of behavior and mental processes.
