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Define Psychology.
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The systematic, scientific study of mental processes and behaviour.
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What are the main goals of Psychology?
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To Describe, Explain, Predict and Control.
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List the psychological approaches to answering questions?
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Biological
Cognitive Behavioural Psychoanalytic Humanistic Cross-cultural |
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Describe the 'Behavioural' Approach.
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Studies how organisms learn new behaviors or modify existing ones, depending on whether events in their environments reward or punish these behaviors
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List some research areas of Psychology.
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Social
Personality Biological Psychometric Developmental Cognitive Experimental |
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Which came first?
Behaviourism Structurism Gestalt Approach Functionalism |
Structrualism
Functionalism Gestalt Approach Behaviourism |
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Who is referred to as the 'Father of Psychology'?
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Wilhelm Wundt
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Differentiate between mental processes and behaviour.
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Unobservbale actions (e.g thinking) v. observable actions (e.g talking)
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