PSYCH 1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Hermann Von Helmholtz, Action Potential, Mary Whiton Calkins
17 Jan 2017
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Psychology: scientific study of of thought and behavior. Psyche comes from the greek word for mind . Psych is both a clinical practice and science. What are the subdisciplines of psych: cognitive psych: Study of how people obtain info, remember, think, speak, and solve problems. People who research cognition are called experimental psychologists. They conduct lab experiments to answer research q"s: developmental psych: Explores how thought/behavior changes and stabilizes over a lifespan. Appreciates change and growth: behavioral neuroscience: Studies the links among brain, mind, and behavior. Behavioral neuroscientist study the structure and function of the brain: biological psych: Researches the connection between bodily systems and chemicals and their relationship to behavior and thought. (ex): effects of stress on hormones and behavior. Neuro and bio overlap a lot: personality psych: Ask q"s about whether personalities change or stay the same from infancy and beyond: social psych: How the real or imagined presence of others influences thought, emotions, and behavior: clinical psych:
