PS101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Physiological Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Psychometrics
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Allows us to determine whether what we believe to be common sense is true. Whether art can reduce anxiety: real world questions and answers. Areas of research: developmental psychology, human development across the life span, ex. Adolescence, adulthood, and old age: social psychology. Interpersonal behaviour: the role of social forces in governing behaviour, ex. Attitude formation/change, conformity, attraction, aggression, relationships, etc: experimental psychology, core topics of psychology as a science, ex. Sensation, perception, learning, conditioning, etc: physiological psychology. Influence of genetic factors on behaviour: role of the brain, nervous system, endocrine system, and bodily chemicals in regulation of behaviour, cognitive psychology (cid:498)higher(cid:499) mental processes, personality, ex. Memory, reasoning, decision making, etc: consistency in behaviour, factors that shape personality, psychometrics, measurement of behaviour and capacities, design of tests to assess personality, intelligence, etc. Clinical psychology: concerned with evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of individuals with psychological disorders. Counseling psychology: providing assistance to people struggling with everyday problems of moderate severity.
