Psyc 2301 Chapter 1-3 Latest Update Graded A+

Psyc 2301 Chapter 1-3 Latest Update Graded A+ psychology scientific study of behavior and mental processes functionalism studied how the mind works to allow humans and animals to adapt to their environment the basic unit of communication is neuron the part of a neuron that receives communication is called dendrites the firing of a neuron is called action potential the three types of neurons include sensory, motor, and interneuron the central nervous system is made up of brain and spinal cord psychodynamic unconscious conflicts, personality based on past experiences behavioral observable behavior, personality based on environment humanistic free will, behavior in natural habitat cognitive problem solving, thinking, language, etc biological personality traits that were inherited socialcultural behavior based on social interaction and cultural influences evolutionary adaptation and evolution based on environment sigmund freud Austrian physician whose work focused on unconscious causes of behavior and personality industrial organization application of psychology to work place basic research research that focuses on natural behaviors and theories ( for sake of gaining scientific knowledge) applied research research designed to solve "real world" or practical problems hypothesis a statement which provides testable predictions operational definition explaining how variables in experiment will be manipulated and measured descriptive research research method in which the researcher observes and records data without manipulating variables