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Difference:-
Study of human behaviour, animal behaviour and cognitive processes


Father of psychology : William wanelt


Study of soul - greet (soul)
Study of much -William james
Study of consciousness -William wanelt


BRANCH OF PSYCHOLOGY:-
Two types,
1.pure psychology
2.appiled psychology It has many branches,


PURE PSYCHOLOGY:-
1.General psychology
2.Abnormal psychology
3.social psychology
4.physiologycal psychology
5.Geo psychology
6.Developmetal psychology
7.Experimental Psychology


APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY: -
1.Edcatial psychology
2.Clinical psychology
3.Industrial psychology
4.Legal psychology
5.Military psychology
6.Political psychology


The Complexity of Human Consciousness


Defining consciousness:


Subjective experience of an individual's mind and the world


Awareness of one's own thoughts, feelings, and experiences


Levels of consciousness:


Awake and alert vs. sleep and unconsciousness


Different states of consciousness: meditation, hypnosis, etc.

, Consciousness and the brain:


The hard problem: how physical processes in the brain give rise to consciousness


The relation between brain function and conscious experience


The mystery of consciousness:


The “easy” problems: explaining cognitive functions, not subjective experience


The difficulty of studying consciousness scientifically


The complexity of consciousness:
philosophical and scientific debates:


Dualism vs. monism


Reductionism vs. emergence


The role of artificial intelligence in understanding consciousness


Future directions:


The development of new research methods and technologies


The potential for a unified theory of consciousness



behavior can be modified through the manipulation of reward and punishment.


Reinforcement: The use of rewards to strengthen behavior.


Learning: The study of how behavior is learned and modified.


The Complexity of Human Consciousness


Human consciousness is a complex and multi-faceted phenomenon that has not yet been fully understood.


Subjective experience: The experience of being aware of oneself and the world.


Self-awareness: The ability to think about oneself and reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings.


Conscious and unconscious processes: The interaction between conscious and unconscious mental processes in
behavior.


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