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| Define Psychology | • The scientific investigation of mental processes (thinking, remembering and feeling), behaviour and the interaction between them. |
| Outline the History of Psychology | EARLY PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE: • Wilhelm Wundt: Proponent of Structuralism • William James: Proponent of Functionalism |
| Distinguish among the 5 major theoretical perspectives in psychology | 1. PSYCHODYNAMIC APPROACH 2. BEHAVIOURISM 3. HUMANISTIC PERSPECTIVE 4. COGNITIVE PERSPECTIVE 5. EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE |
| What is Introspection | • Careful, systematic observation of one’s own conscious experience. • Required training to ensure person’s objectivity and awareness. • People were exposed to stimuli, then analysed & reported what they experienced. |
| Define Overt Behaviour | • The observable actions by which an organism adjusts to its environment. • Directly observable e.g., eating. |
| Define Covert Processes | • Internal cognitive / mental / emotional processes. • How we perceive, learn, remember, think, reason. Feel, etc. • Cannot be directly observed. |