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Psychology Final

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Psychology The scientific study of overt behavior and mental processes (covert behavior)
Goals of Psychology 1. Description-naming and classifying 2. Understanding-behavior can be stated 3. Prediction-accurately forecast behavior 4. Control-altering conditions that influence behavior
Father of Psychology Wilhelm Wundt
Correlational Research Study that measures correlation between two factors
Independent Variable In an experiment, the condition being investigated as the possible cause of some change in behavior.The experimenter chooses the values that this variable takes.
Dependent Variable In an experiment, the condition (usually a behavior) that is affected by the independent variable.
Control Group In a controlled experiment, the group of subjects exposed to all experimental conditions or variables EXCEPT the independent variable.
Experimental Group In a controlled experiment, the group of subjects exposed to the independent variable or experimental condition.
4 Lobes of the Brain 1. Frontal-Areas higher thinking 2. Parietal-Body sensations ex. touch, temperature, pressure 3. Temporal-Hearing, speech, language 4. Occipital-Vision
Too Little Serotonin Depression and anxiety
Too Much Dopamine Cause of Schizophrenia
Piaget Important to cognitive development
Cognitive Development Construction of thought processes, including remembering, problem solving, and decision making, beginning at childhood through adolescence to adulthood.
Erik Erikson Stages Infants: Trust vs. Mistrust 17: Identity vs. role confusion
Memory 1. Sensory 2. Short term 3. Long term
Sensation vs. Perception S: The process of detecting physical energies with sensory organs. P: Mental process of organizing sensations into meaningful patterns.
Created by: zachary_morlock
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