Psychology 1000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cognitive Neuroscience, Psycholinguistics, Behavioral Neuroscience

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Mark Holden

Document Summary

Psychology is the scientific study of the behavior and the mind. Scientific research: defined by the scientific approach. Biopsychology: focuses on the biological basis of behavior (brain processes, hormones, includes evolutionary and neuroscience. Developmental: examines human physical, psychological, and social development over the entire lifespan. Experimental: focuses on basic processes, mostly done in labs on non-humans. Social: understanding how humans think about, feel about, and behave around groups. Cognitive: studies higher mental processes, psycholinguistics. Clinical: examines and treats mental disorders. 4 goals: describe animal and human behavior, explain and understand the cause of behaviour, predict how people and animals will behave under certain conditions, influence or control behavior through knowledge and controlling the causes to enhance human welfare. Basic research is a quest for knowledge purely for its own sake. Applied research is designed to solve specific practical problems (goal 4) It is important to study behavior at different levels to understand how they influence behavior and interact.