HIST 3071 Chapter : NATIVE AMERICANS IN LOUISIANA
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What is psychology: psychology, involves humans and animals, psychologists differ in importance placed on specific types of behavior, objective observation, subjective observation. Psychology"s biggest question: nature vs. nurture: nature nurture issue, plato nature, aristotle nurture, darwin, natural selection: nature selects traits that best enable the organism to survive and reproduce. Basic v. applied science: basic science, applied science, example, basic researcher studies memory and learns that spaced practice is more effective than massed practice, applied researcher uses this finding to develop training for workers. Subfields of psychology: basic: biological, developmental, cognitive, personality, social: Subfields of psychology: applied: industrial/organizational, counseling, clinical: Psychiatrists: clinical psychologists: ph. d. ; assess and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders using therapy, psychiatrists: m. d. ; use drugs and psychotherapy to treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. Hindsight bias: hindsight bias, i knew it all along phenomenon, examples, va tech shootings, i knew we"d win/lose, rewards shape behavior.
