chapter 1 examples

Stage fright explained as overactive amygdala and adrenaline release

Biological perspective

Forgetting test material due to poor encoding of information

Cognitive perspective

Studying how self-esteem changes from freshmen to senior year

Developmental perspective

Peer pressure to skip class when friends are hanging out

Social perspective

Fear of snakes/spiders explained as survival instincts

Evolutionary

Including HBCU students in mental health research

Diversity

Informed consent before participating in a stress study

Ethics

A child’s environment influences whether they love school

Locke (blank slate)

Anxiety (mind) causing a racing heartbeat (body)

Descartes (mind body dualism)

Aggression may have helped ancestors protect resources

Darwin (natural selection)

Using heart rate monitors to study stress

Natural sciences

Reporting sensations when tasting chocolate

Structuralism

Studying how stress helps students prepare for exams

Functionalism

Measuring how rewards increase study time

Behaviorism

Seeing a meme as a whole message, not separate images/text

Gestalt

Test anxiety linked to childhood pressure to succeed.

Psychoanalysis

Testing if sleep improves memory by running a controlled study

Scientific method

Using psychology to shape campus mental health programs

Psychology as a Hub Science