Psyc221 Notes
PSYC 221 Book Notes for Exam #1
Chapter 1 * Social Psychology-branch of psychology that seeks an understanding of how people affect and are affected by others. * Behaviorism- theoretical approach that seeks to explain behavior in terms of learning principles, without reference to inner states, thoughts, or feelings * Freudian Psychoanalysis-theoretical approach that seeks to explain behavior by looking at the unconscious forces inside the person * ABC Triad- Affect (how people feel inside), Behavior(what people do), Cognition(what people think about) * Anthropology- the study of human culture-the shared values, beliefs, and practices of a group of people * Economics- the study of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, and the study of money * History- study of past events * Political Science- the study of political organizations and institutions, especially governments * Sociology- the study of human societies and the groups that form those societies * Psychology- the study of human behavior * Biological Psychology (physiological psychology, neuroscience)- the study of what happens in the brain, nervous system, and other aspects of the body * Clinical Psychology- branch of psychology that focuses on behavior disorders and other forms of mental illness, and how to treat them * Cognitive psychology- the study of thought processes, such as how memory works and what people notice * Developmental psychology- the study of how people change across their lives, from conception and birth to old age and death * Personality psychology- the branch of psychology that focuses on important differences between individuals * Philosophy- “love of wisdom”; the pursuit of knowledge about fundamental matters such as life, death, meaning, reality, and truth * Applied research- research that focuses on solving particular practical problems * Within-subjects design- an experiment in
Chapter 1 * Social Psychology-branch of psychology that seeks an understanding of how people affect and are affected by others. * Behaviorism- theoretical approach that seeks to explain behavior in terms of learning principles, without reference to inner states, thoughts, or feelings * Freudian Psychoanalysis-theoretical approach that seeks to explain behavior by looking at the unconscious forces inside the person * ABC Triad- Affect (how people feel inside), Behavior(what people do), Cognition(what people think about) * Anthropology- the study of human culture-the shared values, beliefs, and practices of a group of people * Economics- the study of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, and the study of money * History- study of past events * Political Science- the study of political organizations and institutions, especially governments * Sociology- the study of human societies and the groups that form those societies * Psychology- the study of human behavior * Biological Psychology (physiological psychology, neuroscience)- the study of what happens in the brain, nervous system, and other aspects of the body * Clinical Psychology- branch of psychology that focuses on behavior disorders and other forms of mental illness, and how to treat them * Cognitive psychology- the study of thought processes, such as how memory works and what people notice * Developmental psychology- the study of how people change across their lives, from conception and birth to old age and death * Personality psychology- the branch of psychology that focuses on important differences between individuals * Philosophy- “love of wisdom”; the pursuit of knowledge about fundamental matters such as life, death, meaning, reality, and truth * Applied research- research that focuses on solving particular practical problems * Within-subjects design- an experiment in