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What do you hope to learn from the study of psychology? Perhaps you hope to gain a better understanding of why people act as they do or, more specifically, why you act as you do. Or perhaps you want to learn more about your thoughts and feelings; in doing so, you might discover more effective ways to handle, or help others handle, the stresses of daily life. Whether your reason is general or specific, the study of psychology will give you new ways to look at and interpret the world and the people who inhabit it.
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: By Austin Blair Teach 1000!
: Behavior & Mental Processes The Study of Behavior & Mental Processes = Psychology! :)
Behavior - Any action that other people can observe or measure.
Cognitive Activities = Mental Processes
Psychologists also study people's emotions, or feelings!
: The Goals of Psychology Observe and describe the behavior.
Explain the behavior in terms of the feelings of anxiety and other distractions.
Predict when they will do best when something is stable and falter when something is unstable.
Control their behavior and mental processes by teaching them ways to cope with their problems.
: Psychology As A Science Social Science & Has Foundations In Natural Science
Survey = Method of Collecting Data That Usually Involves Asking Questions of People In A Particular Group
Theory = Statement That Attempts To Explain Why & How Things Are.
Principle = Rule or Law
Predicting Behavior & Mental Processes
Theories Can Be Found Inadequate
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