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Psychology: Themes and Variations (6th Canadian
Edition) MIDTERM Study Guide | Comprehensive
Chapter 1–Neuroscience Summary | Exam Psychology
The scientific study of both behavior and mind
The Roots of Psychology
Philosophers were here before
psychology Philosophers asked
questions about the mind Physiologists
detailed the anatomy of the brain
Dualism and Descartes
Argued that mind and body are separate
If separated, the mind is inherently unknowable
Psychology-Monism
The mind is a result of brain
activity Use inferences based on
behavior
Abnormal
How events trigger fugue states in dissociative disorders
Behavioural Genetics
Examine genetic markers for Bipolar disorder
Behavioral Neuroscience
How estrogen affects recovery from traumatic brain injury
Cognitive
How playing violent video games affects working memory span
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Comparative
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How people and pigeons time events
Developmental
How successful child prodigies are in adulthood
Personality
How agreeableness affects life satisfaction
Social
How ostracism affects future friendships
Wilhelm Wundt
He wanted to study the immediate conscious experience
William James
Founder of functionalism; studied how humans use perception to function in
our environment
Structuralism
Can study the structure of the mind by breaking it down into elementary
parts Systematic introspection via self-reports
Wilhelm Wundt
Functionalism
What is the function of that stream of
conscious William James
Behaviorism
If you want to understand who someone is, you want to look at what
they do Helped discover principles of behavior change, reinforcement,
and extinction
B.F Skinner
The Cognitive Revolution
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Psychology: Themes and Variations (6th Canadian
Edition) MIDTERM Study Guide | Comprehensive
Chapter 1–Neuroscience Summary | Exam Psychology
The scientific study of both behavior and mind
The Roots of Psychology
Philosophers were here before
psychology Philosophers asked
questions about the mind Physiologists
detailed the anatomy of the brain
Dualism and Descartes
Argued that mind and body are separate
If separated, the mind is inherently unknowable
Psychology-Monism
The mind is a result of brain
activity Use inferences based on
behavior
Abnormal
How events trigger fugue states in dissociative disorders
Behavioural Genetics
Examine genetic markers for Bipolar disorder
Behavioral Neuroscience
How estrogen affects recovery from traumatic brain injury
Cognitive
How playing violent video games affects working memory span
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Comparative
2/22
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How people and pigeons time events
Developmental
How successful child prodigies are in adulthood
Personality
How agreeableness affects life satisfaction
Social
How ostracism affects future friendships
Wilhelm Wundt
He wanted to study the immediate conscious experience
William James
Founder of functionalism; studied how humans use perception to function in
our environment
Structuralism
Can study the structure of the mind by breaking it down into elementary
parts Systematic introspection via self-reports
Wilhelm Wundt
Functionalism
What is the function of that stream of
conscious William James
Behaviorism
If you want to understand who someone is, you want to look at what
they do Helped discover principles of behavior change, reinforcement,
and extinction
B.F Skinner
The Cognitive Revolution
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