PSY 105 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Adaptive Unconscious, Psy, Psych

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 105
• Professor: Jared C. Allen

Document Summary

Psychology the study of mental processes and behaviours. The goal of psych is to describe, explain, predict and control behaviour and mental processes. Three levels of analysis: social, psychological, biological ex) why did gabrielle hit samuel? (cuz he is fucking dumb) lol. Social: b/c the situation/media shaped her to do that. Mental processes activities of our brain when engaged in thinking, observing the environment and using language. Behaviour observable activities of an organism, often in response to environmental cues. Culture set of shared beliefs and practices transmitted across generations. Consciousness personal awareness of ongoing mental processes, behaviours, and environmental events. Voluntarism the ultimate agency in human behaviour, the theory suggests most behaviour is motivated conscious/subconsciously, and that attention is focused for an explicit purpose. Structuralism a philosophical approach that studies the structure of consciousness. Introspection a method of psychological study involving careful evaluation of mental processes and how simple thoughts expand into complex ideas.