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| The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. |
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| All our outward or overt actions and reactions, such as talking, facial expressions, and movement. |
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| observing a behavior and noting everything about it: whats happening, where its happening, to whom, and under what circumstances. |
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| a general explanation for her behavior. |
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| determining what will happen in the future. |
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| Modification of some behavior. |
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| What defines psychology as a field of study and what are psychology's four primary goals? |
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It is a study of people and animals and what makes them tick. What goes on inside their bodies and brains as well as what they do.
1) Description: What is happening?
2) Explanation: Why is it happening?
3) Prediction: When Will it happen again?
4) Control: How can it be changed? |
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| How long has psychology been around? |
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| Its 125 years old. Aristotle, Plato, Rene Descartes. |
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| Credited with preforming first scientific exper tht wld form a basis for experimentation in psych wth studies in perception. |
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| exp on visual and auditory perception |
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| the process of objectively examining and measuring one's own thoughts and mental activities |
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| focus of study was the structure of the mind. |
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| early perspective in psychology associated with Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchner, in which the focus of study is the structure of basic elements of the mind |
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| early perspective in psych w/ Will James, where the focus of study is how the mind allows people to adapt, live, work, play. |
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| Early per. in psych. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts |
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| theory and therapy based on the work of Sigmund Freud- (there's an unconcious mind into which we push our threatening urges and desires. |
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| Science of behavior that focuses on observable behavior only. ( behavior is learned, conditioning- Ivan Palov-dogs- Lil Albert, rats.) |
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