Psych 2000 Knapp: Chapter 1 and 2 (Exam 1)
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psychology the science of behavior and mental processes
anything an organism does, any action we can
behavior
observe and record
internal, subjective experiences we infer from
mental processes
behavior
as humans, we are part of Why can we study psychology through three main
a larger social structure, avenues?
we are individually
organisms, and we are
composed of differing
bodily systems
includes areas like genetic predispositions, and the
influence of hormones/ neurotransmitters on thoughts
biological influences
and behaviors
(inside body)
includes areas like our emotional responses, and how
our perceptions of the world around us influences
thoughts and behaviors
psychological influences
(emotional processes, thoughts on the world; you'll
interpret the classroom setting differently depending
on your pass experiences)
simply being in the company of others changes our
behavior. this level of analysis looks at how culture
and social structures influence how we think and
Social-Cultural influences behave
(breathing rate alone after walking a flight of stairs vs
breathing rate around others after walking a flight of
, multiply determined, What are the 5 reasons that psychology is distinctive,
psychological influences fascinating, and unique from all other sciences?
are rarely independent of
one another (anxiety and
depression may go hand
and hand), individual
differences, people
influence each other (your
are introverted and you
meet someone
extroverted, which might
make you more outgoing;
this is why its hard to pin
down what causes what),
and peoples behavior are
shaped by culture and
gender
caused by many factors; everyone has their own
reason for doing something (Ex: Why are you taking
multiply determined psych? some answered they were forced, some
wanted to, but not one persons reason is the exact
same)
depression, the common the most common form of psychological disorder
cold of mental illness (20%
of Americans are
depressed)
neurochemical imbalances
may cause one to be more
depressed than another
differences in emotion, behavior, personality, and
thinking
(ex: bear approaches, some run, some hide, some
individual differences
freeze, some save-- you can say that most will run,
but this is only an average and is not unique to
psychology. Medicine uses this same philosophy)
the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and
culture traditions shared by a group of people and
transmitted from one generation to the next
filial piety (respect for Beliefs/ behaviors impacted by culture
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Terms in this set (107)
psychology the science of behavior and mental processes
anything an organism does, any action we can
behavior
observe and record
internal, subjective experiences we infer from
mental processes
behavior
as humans, we are part of Why can we study psychology through three main
a larger social structure, avenues?
we are individually
organisms, and we are
composed of differing
bodily systems
includes areas like genetic predispositions, and the
influence of hormones/ neurotransmitters on thoughts
biological influences
and behaviors
(inside body)
includes areas like our emotional responses, and how
our perceptions of the world around us influences
thoughts and behaviors
psychological influences
(emotional processes, thoughts on the world; you'll
interpret the classroom setting differently depending
on your pass experiences)
simply being in the company of others changes our
behavior. this level of analysis looks at how culture
and social structures influence how we think and
Social-Cultural influences behave
(breathing rate alone after walking a flight of stairs vs
breathing rate around others after walking a flight of
, multiply determined, What are the 5 reasons that psychology is distinctive,
psychological influences fascinating, and unique from all other sciences?
are rarely independent of
one another (anxiety and
depression may go hand
and hand), individual
differences, people
influence each other (your
are introverted and you
meet someone
extroverted, which might
make you more outgoing;
this is why its hard to pin
down what causes what),
and peoples behavior are
shaped by culture and
gender
caused by many factors; everyone has their own
reason for doing something (Ex: Why are you taking
multiply determined psych? some answered they were forced, some
wanted to, but not one persons reason is the exact
same)
depression, the common the most common form of psychological disorder
cold of mental illness (20%
of Americans are
depressed)
neurochemical imbalances
may cause one to be more
depressed than another
differences in emotion, behavior, personality, and
thinking
(ex: bear approaches, some run, some hide, some
individual differences
freeze, some save-- you can say that most will run,
but this is only an average and is not unique to
psychology. Medicine uses this same philosophy)
the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and
culture traditions shared by a group of people and
transmitted from one generation to the next
filial piety (respect for Beliefs/ behaviors impacted by culture
