PSYC 101- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 14 pages long!)
12 Oct 2017
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Mind - the brain and its activities, including thought, emotion, and behavior. Psychology - the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Introspection - personal observation of your own thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Philosophy - systematically examines basic concepts including the source of knowledge. Natural science - science that studies the physical and biological events that occur in nature. Is the mind inborn or formed through experience: rene descartes (1596 -1650) At a linear rate: clinical and individual differences - 2-4% of people in the world. Purposes of research: solve a problem, answer a scientific question, exploratory research, theory-testing. Research questions: every study begins with one (or several, can be generalized or specific, specific is preferred because it is more testable, typically based on prior research findings. Theory - a set of predictions that is much broader and supported by evidence.
