today’s psychology and it’s approaches module 2 today’s psychology and it’s approaches

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Psychology

The science of behavior and mental processes

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Cognitive psychology

The study of mental processes such as occur when we perceive, learn, remember, communicate, and solve problems

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Cognitive neuroscience

The interdisciplinary Study of the brain activity linked with cognition (perception, thinking, memory and language).

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Behavior

Any action we can observe and record (e.g. yelling, smiling, blinking, sweating, talking, filling out questionnaires.)

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Mental processes

Internal, subjective experiences inferred from behavior (sensation, perception, dreams, thoughts, beliefs, and feelings)

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Cognitive revolution (1960s)

Parallel with humanistic psychology; renewed interest in how the mind processes and retains information