CHAPTER 1: NATURE OF PSYCHOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY • It is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes • Greek word: psyche or soul; logos or study RELATION OF PSYCHOLOGY TO OTHER SCIENCES • Anthropology • Biology • Chemistry • Psychiatry • Sociology GOALS OF PSYCHOLOGY • Describe behavior • Predict behavior • Explain behavior • Control or change behavior HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY (Early Schools of
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Y12-Psychology – Extra notes What is Reductionism? Reductionism is the belief that human behaviour can be explained by breaking it down into smaller component parts. Reductionists say that the best way to understand why we behave as we do is to look closely at the very simplest parts that make up our systems‚ and use the simplest explanations to understand how they work. It is based on the scientific assumption of parsimony - that complex phenomena should be explained by the simplest underlying
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The Different schools of psychology Structuralism- the first school of thought headed by Wilhelm Wundt‚ a German‚ and later by E.B. Titchener started in 1879 when experimental psychology was gaining more incentive. The structuralists‚ as they called themselves‚ thought of psychology as the study of conscious experience. They started components experience. They started that all complex substances could be analyzed through their component elements. They held that elementary mental states such as sensations
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Summary What Makes an Alcoholic Beverage? • Drinkable alcohol is obtained from the fermentation of sugar in some natural products such as grapes‚ apples‚ honey‚ or molasses. The result is some form of wine. • Beer is obtained from barley‚ after the starch has first been converted into sugar‚ fermented along with other grains and hops‚ and aged. • To obtain very strong alcoholic beverages‚ it is necessary to boil the fermented liquid and condense it later ~--bfcooling. This process‚ called distillation
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What is Biological Psychology? It is the study of the physiological‚ evolutionary‚ and developmental mechanisms of behavior and experience. It is synonymous with the terms biopsychology‚ physiological‚ and behavioral neuroscience. Much of biological psychology is devoted to studying brain functioning. Physiology is the study of body processes- the dynamic of tissue and organ system of the body. It is the study of the physiological basis of human and animal behavior. Areas of Biological
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Bibliography: Biopsychology‚ pinel 2002
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Environmental (3rd ed.). Boston: Pearson/Allyn & Bacon. DeVietti‚ T. L.‚ & Kirkpatrick‚ B. R. (1977). Stimulation of specific regions of brain in rats modifies retention for newly acquired and old habits Wickens‚ A.P. (2005). Foundations of Biopsychology (2nd Ed.). New York:Parson/Prentice Hall
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References: Pinel‚ JJ (2011) Biopsychology; Eighth Edition‚ Allyn& Bacon. Nature versus nurture - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia.Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_versus_nurturePowell‚ K. (n.d.). Nature vs Nurture – How heredity and environment shape who we are.
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on observation and examines the internal mental faculties and schemas of the mind. I.e. memory‚ problem solving and language. The Humanistic theorists conceive individual behaviour is connected to his or her inner feelings and self-image; and Biopsychology seeks to understand behaviour in relation to the body and specifically the brain. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast Behavioural and Psychodynamic paradigms John B Watson (1913) is recognised as the father of Behaviourism ; and
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Psychology is the study of abnormal behavior and psychopathology. This specialty area is focused on research and treatment of a variety of mental disorders and is linked to psychotherapy‚ and clinical psychology. Biological Psychology‚ also known as biopsychology‚ studies how biological processes influence the mind and behavior. This area is closely linked to neuroscience and utilizes tools such as MRI and PET scans to look at brain injury or brain abnormalities. Clinical Psychology is focused on the
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