Psychology Complete Notes – Quick Revision + Extended Theory | Exams, Assignments, Semester Prep

PSYCHOLOGY – QUICK NOTES (STUVIA READY)

1. Introduction to Psychology:

- Scientific study of mind and behavior.

- Branches: Cognitive, Social, Biological, Developmental.

2. Sensation vs Perception:

- Sensation: Receiving information through senses.

- Perception: Interpreting sensory information.

3. Learning:

- Classical Conditioning (Pavlov): Learning by association.

- Operant Conditioning (Skinner): Learning by reward/punishment.

- Observational Learning (Bandura): Learning by watching others.

4. Memory:

- Types: Sensory, Short-term, Long-term.

- Processes: Encoding, Storage, Retrieval.

- Forgetting: Decay, Interference, Retrieval failure.

5. Motivation:

- Internal/external forces that drive behavior.

- Theories: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Drive Theory.

6. Emotion:

- Components: Physiological arousal, Behavior, Feelings.

- Theories: James-Lange, Cannon-Bard, Schachter-Singer.

7. Personality:

- Traits that make individuals unique.

- Theories:

• Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory

• Big Five Personality Traits (OCEAN)

• Humanistic Theory (Rogers)

8. Intelligence:

- Ability to learn, solve problems, adapt.

- IQ tests: Stanford-Binet, WAIS.

- Theories: Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences, Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory.