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Psychology 101
5 Major Perspectives
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
06/24/2009

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Term

The biological Perspective

 

Definition

focuses on how bodily events affect behavior, feelings and thoughts.

 

Magic words are:

Brain

Nervous system

horomones

chemestry

heredity and Genetics

Term
The Learning Perspective
Definition

Magic words:

 

environment

reinforcement

punishment and reward

learned and aquired

Term
Cognitive Perspective
Definition

Magic Word:

thinking

thoughts

explanitory style

cognition

language

problem solving

perception

Term
The Sociocultural perspective
Definition

Magic words:

Norms

prejudices

social groups

discrimination

gender roles

expectations

Term
The Psychodynamic Perspective
Definition

Usually guides theropy conduct

Magic words:

Sigmund Freud

Unconscious

dreams

unexceptible urges and impulses

childhood

the past

Term
critical thinking
Definition

Ask questions

Define problem or term

examine the evidence

analyze assumptions

avoid emotional reasoning

dont over simplify

consider other interpretations

tolerate uncertainty

Term
Hypothesis
Definition
A statement that attempts to predict or to account for a set of phenomena: a Scientific specific relationship between events or variables and are empirically tested
Term
Theory
Definition

An organized system of assumptions

and principles that explain a phenomena and their relationship

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Principle of falsifiability
Definition
a theory prediction of what will and will not happen
Term
Descriptive Method
Definition
Method that describes a behavior but doesnt explain the cause.
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