PSYCH 111 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Conjoined Twins, Melatonin, Cochlea

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The scientific investigation of mental processes and behavior. Biological processes (neurons; what part of the brain is activated) Individual differences need to respect this. Ex: pain scale how individuals feel different levels of pain for. In the future, always question how an individual stands amidst a the same stimulant. group. Time and culture respect the time. How the views on certain conditions are viewed, treated, and dealt with during different time periods and even cultures. Describe how people and animals behave at certain times. Psychology is empirical: informed and thoughtful observation. Understand and explain the causes of behavior. Control behavior through understanding its causes and consequences. Ex: when is bullying taking place, why it occurs, and try to control the bullying after predicting when and where bullying occurs. Wilhelm wundt: established the first psychological lab in leipzig, germany (1879) mind. : a person"s subjective experience of the world and the.