PSYC 2060U Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sigmund Freud, Wilhelm Wundt, Abraham Maslow
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Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour and mental processes: overt behaviour an action or response that is directly observed (crying), covert behaviour a response that is internal or hidden from view (thoughts or emotional reactions). Empirical evidence: facts or information based on direct observation or experience. Data: observed facts or evidence (data: plural; datum: singular) Scientific observation: an empirical investigation that is structured to answer questions about the world. Research method: a systematic approach to answering scientific questions. Development psychologist: interested in human growth and development from conception until death. Learning theorist: interested in variables affecting learning and in theories of learning. Personality theorist: studies personality traits, dynamics, and theories. Sensation and perception psychologist: studies sense organs and the process of perception. Comparative psychologist: studies and compares behaviour of different species, especially animals. Biopsychologist: studies relationship between behaviour and biological process, especially activity in nervous system. Cultural psychologist: studies the ways in which cultures affects human behaviour.
