PSYC100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sigmund Freud, Edward B. Titchener, Lateral Sulcus
22 Dec 2016
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The scientific study of the behavior of individuals and their mental processes. The study of the brain"s relation to both. The observable actions by which an organism adjusts to its environment. Behavioral data are reports of observations about behavior and conditions under which they occur. Researchers choose an appropriate level of analysis (micro, molecular, molar) Clinicians might want to use a causal explanation to improve the quality of someone"s life. Psychology has a long history but a short past . Contents of the mind and concept of reductionism . All human mental experience can be understood as a combination of simple. All human mental experience can be understood as a combination of simple elements or events. The function of mind and behavior in an organism"s interactions with the environment. Behavior is explained in terms of inherited instincts, biological drive, and attempts to resolve conflicts. Primarily concerned with observable behavior that can be objectively recorded.
