PSYCHOLOGY CHAPTERS 1

Personal observation of our own thoughts, feelings and behaviors

The brain and its activities, including thought, emotion and behavior

The scientific study of behavior and mental process

The discipline that systematically examines basic concepts including the source of knowledge

Any science that studies nonliving matter, including physics, chemistry, astronomy, and geology

An approach in which the mind is broken into the smallest elements of mental experience

An approach to psychology that saw experience as different than the sum of its elements.

An approach to psychology that saw behavior as purposeful and contributing to survival

An approach to psychology that features the study and careful measurement of observable behaviors

An approach to psychology that saw people as inherently good and motivated to learn and improve

The psycholgical perspective that focuses on the relationship between mind, behavior and their underlying biological processes, including biological processes , including genetics, biochemistry, anatomy, and physiology; also known as behavioral neuroscience

The perspective that investigates how physical structure and behavior have been shaped by their contributions to survival and reproduction

Perspective that investigates information processing, thinking, reasoning, and problem solving

Perspective that examines the effects of the social environment on the behavior of individuals

Teh practices, values, and goals shared by groups of people