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Module 2

UNIT 1 Today's Psychology and Its Approach

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Cognitive Psychology the study of mental processes, such as occur when we perceive, learn, remember, think, communicate, and solve problems.
Cognitive Neuroscience the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language).
Psychology the science of behavior and mental processes.
Nature-Nurture Issue the longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors. Today's science sees traits and behaviors arising from the interaction of nature and nurture.
Natural Selection the principle that inherited traits that better enable an organism to survive and reproduce in a particular environment will (in competition with other trait variations) most likely be passed on to succeeding generations.
Evolutionary Psychology the study of the evolution of behavior and the mind, using principles of natural selection.
Behavior Genetics the study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior.
Culture the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next.
Positive Psychology the scientific study of human flourishing, with the goals of discovering and promoting strengths and virtues that help individuals and communities to thrive.
Biopsychosocial Approach an integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural viewpoints.
Behavioral Psychology the scientific study of observable behavior, and its explanation by principles of learning
Biological Psychology the scientific study of the links between biological (genetic, neural, hormonal) and psychological processes. (Some biological psychologists call themselves behavioral neuroscientists, neuroscientists, neuropsychologists, behavior geneticists, physiologic
Psychodynamic Psychology a branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders.
Social-Cultural Psychology the study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking.
Testing Effect enhanced memory after retrieving, rather than simply rereading information. Also referred to as a retrieval practice effect or test-enhanced learning.
SQ3R a study method incorporating five steps: Survey, Question, Read, Retrieve, Review.
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