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Psychology
Study of mind/behavior
Evolutionary Perspective
Identifies aspects of behavior that are a result of evolutionary adaptations.
Cultural Perspective
Investigates how cultural context affects people’s thoughts and preferences.
Cognitive Perspective
Studies the mental processes that underlie perception,thought,learning,memory,language, and creativity.
Biological Perspective
studies the biological underpinnings of how we think, act and behave
Development
examines how people change physically, cognitively, socially, and emotionally as they age.
Milgram
Obedience
Crick/watson/franklin
Structure of DNA
Neisser
Cog psych
Rogers
Humanist/psychotherapist
DSM
First published in 1952
Bartlett
How memory is constructed
Bf skinner
Skinners box/reinforcement
Pet
Measure brain
Markus /kitayama
Cultural diff in conception
Pseudo science
makes claims that are supposedly based on
rigorous science/fact and not evidence ex:astrology
Empirical evidence
Based on observation\accurate measurement
Critical thinking
purposeful, reasoned, and goal-directed process of
exploring a situation or problem; it is
an essential component of psychological literacy.
Culture
roles/values /customs/beliefs in a
group of people (generational)
Unconscious
part of our mental life that influences
our thoughts, feelings, and actions that we
cannot directly observe and of which we are
unaware.
Growth mindset
belief that human
personality/behavior can be changed.
Positive Psychology
study of factors that
contribute to general happiness.
Metacognition
study of factors that
contribute to general happiness.
