PSY 2012- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 71 pages long!)

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2012
• Professor: Rachel Heatherly

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Study guide: chapter 1 summary, psychology as a science, pseudoscience, skepticism, principles of scientific thinking, theoretical frameworks, different types of psychologists, debates, applications. What is psychology: from wikipedia- the science of behavior and mind, embracing all aspects of conscious and unconscious experience as well as thought. , textbook- scientific study of mind, brain, and behavior. When ice cream sales increase, so do heat strokes. Friend is late to a meeting, she must have been kidnapped: more likely she is stuck in traffic, however, sometimes the more complicated explanation may be. Theoretical frameworks of psychology: structuralism right, experience/thoughts broken into elements, introspection: reflecting on one"s inner experience, imageless thought , who: e. b. Cheating on a test can be caused on the neurochemical level by genetic differences in stress hormone levels, someone that genetically has more of a stress hormone has a greater chance of cheating. On the behavioral side, some people are genetically predisposed to enjoy risky activities more.