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Brain and behaviour-
Psychology science and practice
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is psychology? | Psychology is defined as the scientific investigation of mental processes (thinking, remembering and feeling), behaviour, the environment, and the interaction between all of these processes. |
| Describe how psychology utilises scientific methods | - Systematically gather evidence - Perform controlled experiments - Analyse resulting information - Draw appropriate conclusions - Apply findings to help people |
| Philosphical issue: What does the concept of free will vs determinism relate to? | Relates to how much of what we do is completely up to us vs how much of our actions are informed by factors such as our environment of genetic makeup. |
| Philosphical issue: What is the the concept of nature (biology) vs nurture (environment) infomed by? | How much of what we do is informed by nature (biology) vs nurture (environment). |
| Philosphical issue: What does the concept of reason vs. emotion inform | This concept directly relates to our line of thought when forming decisions and opinions. Whilst we may assume that a great deal of descions we make are rooted in logic emotion may overcrowd our judgments and overthrow coherent logic |
| Philosophical issue: Mental vs. physical- what are the queries brought up by this question | In terms of who we are as individuals, is the mind just our body or is it also something beyond the mass of tissue in our skull such as spiritual or non material things that drive who we are and how we act |
| How does psychology differ from philosophy | Unlike philosphy psychology takes a more scientific approach when it comes to understanding human behaviour, as it implements scientifuc methods to affirm findings and draw conclusions of human behaviour |
| Describe the term consciousness | A condition in which changes in mental processes are extensive enough that a person or others notice signifucant differences in psychological and behavioural functioning |
| What is introspection? | A form of self examination that involves conscious examination of conscious experience |
| What did Wilhem Wundt's research inform? | Wundts pursuit of the study of the mind, specifically ‘the conscious experience’ saw him adopting the technique of introspection which means to ‘look inward’ as it details the conscious examination of conscious experience. |
| What was the focal point of sigmund freuds research? | The role of the unconsciouss- this concept relates to how deep seated problems can be pushed into the unconscious which may result in an array of problems in aan individuals personal life |
| What does functionalism propose? | Functionalism proposes that consciousness is functional and serves a purpose. |
| How many perspectives of psychology are there? - List each of them | There are 5 pesrspectives These include: - Psychodynamic - Behaviourist - Cognitive - Huminstic -Biological/evolutionary |
| Define the concepts of the psychodynamic psychology | Emphasises unconscious processes, conflict and early experiences |
| Define the concepts of the humanistic psychology | Emphasises the unique individual and motivation to achieve goals |
| Define the concepts of the cognitive psychology | The cognitive view focuses on how people perceive, process and retrieve information. - uses the metaphor of a computer to describe the ways in which we process information |
| Define the concepts of behavioural psychology | Emphasises learning (behaviour modified by consequences) |
| Define the concepts of evolutionary psychology | Emphasises the ways in which behaviour and mental processes are adaptive for survival |
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