[1.1.] Introduction to Psychology

Psychology

Studies the mind and behaviour of humans. Both in concious and unconcious level

Psychology

Studies the people’s mental process of their actions and feelings

Psychology

explains why people act the way they do

Fundamental Characteristics of Psychology

Knowledge = experience

Fundamental Characteristics of Psychology

Nothing is self-evident

Fundamental Characteristics of Psychology

Human behaviour has an orderly pattern

Fundamental Characteristics of Psychology

Natural phenomena has natural causes

Fundamental Characteristics of Psychology

Knowledge of human behaviour is TENTATIVE but superior to ignorance

Fundamental Characteristics of Psychology

Human behaviour can be known

Abnormal Psychology

Study of people’s psychology to understand and resolve issues

Comparative Psychology

behaviour and mental process of different species

Development and Genetic Psychology

Studies human behaviour in all aspects of growth

Child Psychology

Studies behaviour from prenatal —> early adolescence stages

Adolescence Psychology

Studies behaviour from puberty to later life

Senescence Psychology

Studies human behaviour in old age

Experimental Psychology

Investigation of diff. Types of behaviour through observation and experiment

Differential Psychology

Studies differences and similarities between individuals, social groups, and races

Physiological Psychology

Studies functions of the different organs of the body (esp. nervous system) and their bearing on behavior and mental processes

Applied Psychology

Used in medicine, education, law and many other fields

Legal Psychology

Application of the principles of human behaviour in legal procedures

Clinical Psychology

Diagnosis and evaluation of events in relation to the condition of the person who has a problem

Introspection

Mental self analysis of the psychologist

Observation

widely used as a method of Psychological Research

3 types of observation

1. Uncontrolled

2. Naturalistic

3. Controlled

Life-History Method

Traces the development of particular behaviour

3 ways of Life-History Method

1. Daybook

2. Clinical

3. Biographical

Survey Method

Uses data

Experimental Method

Done inside the laboratory under controlled conditions. Involves quantitative data,

Statistical Method

Collecting and handling data and making inferences from it.