PSYCH 1X03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Principles Of Grouping, Sigmund Freud, Cognitive Revolution
9 Jan 2014
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Bold = key term, underline = term not on key terms list. Introduction: clinical psychology: application of psychological knowledge ad principles to the diagnosis and treatment of individuals with psychological disorders, psychology: the science of human thought and behaviour. Section 1: foundations of psychology: structuralism: the first school of thought developed in psychology, where the focus was on detailed introspective examination of the contents of consciousness. Introspection: the process of examining the contents of one"s own consciousness: psychophysics: the study of the relation between human perception and physical reality. Focus of psychology onto humans valued growth and. Characteristic not shared by other species/specific to humans. Section 4: contemporary perspectives in psychology: level of analysis: the basic type of approach used to answer a particular question. Psychologists may investigate and issue at a psychological, biological, or environmental level: psychological level of analysis mental events taking place in the subjects. State questions and look for answers in terms of.
