PSY 2012 EXAM 1 (CHAPTERS 1-4)
Psychologybn-bnanswers--Thebnscientificbnstudybnofbnthebnmind,bnbrain,bnandbnbehavior
ABC'sbnofbnPsychologybn-bnanswers--Affect-bnWhatbnwebnfeel
Behavior-bnWhatbnwebndo
Cognitions-bnWhatbnwebnthink
Structuralismbn-bnanswers--WundtbnandbnTitchener
Identifybnbasicbnelementsbnofbnthebnconsciousbnexperiencebnthroughbnintrospection
However,bnimportantbnaspectsbnofbnhumanbnpsychologybnoccurbnoutsidebnofbnconsciousbnexperience
Functionalismbn-bnanswers--WilliambnJames
Understandbnthebnadaptivebnpurposesbnofbnpsychologicalbncharacteristicsbnandbnwhybnitbnhasbncausedbn
usbntobnbebnablebntobnsurvive
Naturalbnselectionbn(Darwin)-bnsurvivalbnandbnreproduction
Behaviorismbn-bnanswers--Watson,bnSkinner,bnandbnThorndike
Uncoverbnthebnlawsbnofbnlearningbnbybnlookingbnatbnobservablebnbehaviorbnandbnbeingbnablebntobntake
bnmeasurementsbnandbncollectbndate
-conditioning
-rewardsbnandbnpunishments
Cognitivismbn-bnanswers--Piaget
,Thinkingbnaffectsbnbehavior
Interpretationbnofbnrewardsbnandbnpunishmentsbndeterminesbnbehavior
Ex:bnWouldbnyoubnrunbnupbnandbndowbnthebnaislebninbnfrontbnclassbnforbn$1bnvsbn$100?
Ex:bnTeachingbnchildrenbnwhatbntobndobnandbnwhatbnnotbntobndo
Psychoanalysisbn-bnanswers--Freud
Internalbnpsychologicalbnprocessesbnofbnwhichbnwerebnunaware
Ex:bnSomeonebnsaysbnredbnandbnanotherbnwordbnautomaticallybnpopsbnintobnyourbnheadbn(likebnapple)
Thebnrolebnofbnchildhoodbnexperiencesbnshapebnyourbnresponses
Clinicalbnpsychologistbn-bnanswers--
Performbnassessments,bndiagnosis,bnandbntreatmentbnofbnmentalbndisorders
Counselingbn-bnanswers--Workbnwithbnpeoplebnexperiencingbntemporarybnofbnself-
containedbnproblemsbn
Ex:bnMaritalbnorbnoccupationalbndifficulties
Schoolbnpsychologistbn-bnanswers--Assessbnandbndevelopbninterventionbnprograms
Developmentalbnpsychologistbn-bnanswers--Studybnwhybnandbnhowbnpeoplebnchangebnoverbntime
-Mostbnworkbnwithbninfantsbnandbnchildren
Experimentalbnpsychologistbn(social/cognitive)bn-bnanswers--
Usebnsophisticatedbnresearchbnmethodsbntobnstudybnmemorybnlanguagebnthinkingbnandbnsocialbnbehavi
orbnofbnhumans
Bio-psychologistbn-bnanswers--Examinebnphysiologicalbnbasesbnofbnbehavior
, Forensicsbnpsychologistbn-bnanswers--
Assess,bndiagnose,bnandbnassistbnwithbnrehabilitationbnandbntreatmentbnofbnprisonbninmates
Basicbnresearchbn-bnanswers--Acquisitionbnofbnknowledgebnforbnknowledgebnsake
Increasebnunderstandingbnofbnfundamentalbnprinciples
Appliedbnresearchbn-bnanswers--Answersbnspecificbnquestionsbnaimedbnatbnsolvingbnpracticalbnproblems
Commonbnsensebnisbnusefulbninbnpsychologybn-bnanswers--Servesbnasbnabnmentalbnshortcut
Learnbnwhenbntobnandbnwhenbnnotbntobntrustbnyourbncommonbnsense
Levelsbnofbnanalysisbn-bnanswers--Molecularbn(smallestbnelement)(Bottombnrung)
Neurochemical
Physiological
Mental
Behavioral
Socialbn(largestbnelement)bn(Topbnrung)
Levelsbnofbnanalysisbn-bnanswers---Psychologybnspansbnmultiplebnlevelsbnofbnanalysis
-Likebnrungsbnonbnabnladder
-Lowerbnlevelsbntiedbntobnbiologicalbninfluences
-Higherbnlevelsbntiedbntobnsocialbninfluences
-Webncan'tbnjustbnexaminebnonebnlevel-bnyoubnmustbnusebnthembnall
-Eachbnlevelbntellsbnsomethingbndifferent
Challenge:bnHumanbnbehaviorbnisbndifficultbntobnpredictbn-bnanswers--
Actionsbnarebnproducedbnbybnmanybnfactors
Webnshouldbnbebnskepticalbnofbnattemptsbntobnexplainbncomplexbnbehaviorsbnwithbnabnsinglebncasualbnf
actor
Psychologybn-bnanswers--Thebnscientificbnstudybnofbnthebnmind,bnbrain,bnandbnbehavior
ABC'sbnofbnPsychologybn-bnanswers--Affect-bnWhatbnwebnfeel
Behavior-bnWhatbnwebndo
Cognitions-bnWhatbnwebnthink
Structuralismbn-bnanswers--WundtbnandbnTitchener
Identifybnbasicbnelementsbnofbnthebnconsciousbnexperiencebnthroughbnintrospection
However,bnimportantbnaspectsbnofbnhumanbnpsychologybnoccurbnoutsidebnofbnconsciousbnexperience
Functionalismbn-bnanswers--WilliambnJames
Understandbnthebnadaptivebnpurposesbnofbnpsychologicalbncharacteristicsbnandbnwhybnitbnhasbncausedbn
usbntobnbebnablebntobnsurvive
Naturalbnselectionbn(Darwin)-bnsurvivalbnandbnreproduction
Behaviorismbn-bnanswers--Watson,bnSkinner,bnandbnThorndike
Uncoverbnthebnlawsbnofbnlearningbnbybnlookingbnatbnobservablebnbehaviorbnandbnbeingbnablebntobntake
bnmeasurementsbnandbncollectbndate
-conditioning
-rewardsbnandbnpunishments
Cognitivismbn-bnanswers--Piaget
,Thinkingbnaffectsbnbehavior
Interpretationbnofbnrewardsbnandbnpunishmentsbndeterminesbnbehavior
Ex:bnWouldbnyoubnrunbnupbnandbndowbnthebnaislebninbnfrontbnclassbnforbn$1bnvsbn$100?
Ex:bnTeachingbnchildrenbnwhatbntobndobnandbnwhatbnnotbntobndo
Psychoanalysisbn-bnanswers--Freud
Internalbnpsychologicalbnprocessesbnofbnwhichbnwerebnunaware
Ex:bnSomeonebnsaysbnredbnandbnanotherbnwordbnautomaticallybnpopsbnintobnyourbnheadbn(likebnapple)
Thebnrolebnofbnchildhoodbnexperiencesbnshapebnyourbnresponses
Clinicalbnpsychologistbn-bnanswers--
Performbnassessments,bndiagnosis,bnandbntreatmentbnofbnmentalbndisorders
Counselingbn-bnanswers--Workbnwithbnpeoplebnexperiencingbntemporarybnofbnself-
containedbnproblemsbn
Ex:bnMaritalbnorbnoccupationalbndifficulties
Schoolbnpsychologistbn-bnanswers--Assessbnandbndevelopbninterventionbnprograms
Developmentalbnpsychologistbn-bnanswers--Studybnwhybnandbnhowbnpeoplebnchangebnoverbntime
-Mostbnworkbnwithbninfantsbnandbnchildren
Experimentalbnpsychologistbn(social/cognitive)bn-bnanswers--
Usebnsophisticatedbnresearchbnmethodsbntobnstudybnmemorybnlanguagebnthinkingbnandbnsocialbnbehavi
orbnofbnhumans
Bio-psychologistbn-bnanswers--Examinebnphysiologicalbnbasesbnofbnbehavior
, Forensicsbnpsychologistbn-bnanswers--
Assess,bndiagnose,bnandbnassistbnwithbnrehabilitationbnandbntreatmentbnofbnprisonbninmates
Basicbnresearchbn-bnanswers--Acquisitionbnofbnknowledgebnforbnknowledgebnsake
Increasebnunderstandingbnofbnfundamentalbnprinciples
Appliedbnresearchbn-bnanswers--Answersbnspecificbnquestionsbnaimedbnatbnsolvingbnpracticalbnproblems
Commonbnsensebnisbnusefulbninbnpsychologybn-bnanswers--Servesbnasbnabnmentalbnshortcut
Learnbnwhenbntobnandbnwhenbnnotbntobntrustbnyourbncommonbnsense
Levelsbnofbnanalysisbn-bnanswers--Molecularbn(smallestbnelement)(Bottombnrung)
Neurochemical
Physiological
Mental
Behavioral
Socialbn(largestbnelement)bn(Topbnrung)
Levelsbnofbnanalysisbn-bnanswers---Psychologybnspansbnmultiplebnlevelsbnofbnanalysis
-Likebnrungsbnonbnabnladder
-Lowerbnlevelsbntiedbntobnbiologicalbninfluences
-Higherbnlevelsbntiedbntobnsocialbninfluences
-Webncan'tbnjustbnexaminebnonebnlevel-bnyoubnmustbnusebnthembnall
-Eachbnlevelbntellsbnsomethingbndifferent
Challenge:bnHumanbnbehaviorbnisbndifficultbntobnpredictbn-bnanswers--
Actionsbnarebnproducedbnbybnmanybnfactors
Webnshouldbnbebnskepticalbnofbnattemptsbntobnexplainbncomplexbnbehaviorsbnwithbnabnsinglebncasualbnf
actor
