PSY 202- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 17 pages long!)

• School: University of Oregon
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 202
• Professor: Jordan Pennefather

Document Summary

Psychological science is the study, through research, of the mind, brain, and behavior. Most people function as intuitive psychologists, b many of our intuitions and beliefs are wrong. Culture- beliefs, values, rules, and customs that exist w/in a group of people who share a common language and environment. Nature/nurture debate- arguments whether psychological characteristics are biologically innate or acquired through education, experience, and culture. Nature and nurture depend on each other, influences cannot be separated. Introspection is when you think about your emotions, motivations, thoughts, and behaviors. Structuralism-idea that conscious experience can be broken down into its basic underlying (cid:272)o(cid:373)po(cid:374)e(cid:374)ts like periodi(cid:272) ta(cid:271)le of ele(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts a(cid:374) u(cid:374)dersta(cid:374)di(cid:374)g of the (cid:271)asi(cid:272) ele(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts of conscious experience would provide scientific basis for understanding the mind. Stream of consciousness- mind is ever-changing and in continuous series of thought. Functionalism- mind came into existence over the course of human evolution, mind best understood by examining functions and purpose, not structure.