[PS101] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 109 pages long Study Guide!
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After studying chapter 1, you will be able to: describe the influence that philosophy, biology, and physiology had on the beginnings of psychology as a science. compare the two early scientific approaches in psychology: structuralism and functionalism. describe the focus of each of the six contemporary approaches to psychology. describe the positive psychology movement, and discuss why this movement recently emerged in psychology. profile the main areas of specialization in psychology. say how studying habits may be optimized. understand how to be a critical thinker. psychology is a science dedicated to the study of behavior and mental processes. In this chapter you are introduced to the history of this science, a variety of contemporary perspectives in psychology, the positive psychology movement, and an overview of psychology-related careers. At the end of the chapter, the reader learns about the most effective methods of studying and learning.
