Athabasca University (AU ) • PSY

lifespan perspective refers to the idea that development is a lifelong process cognitive domain of development -focuses on how internal mental processes can change over time -language development -memory -logical reasoning -abstract inferences -moral reasoning psychosocial domain of development -focuses on changes in emotion -self-esteem -romantic relationships -emotional stability -identity development -career placement physical domain of development -focuses on how the body ch...

To be a science, Psych needs to look at what's observable ____ of you. This was said by ____ ____ - observable; John Watson B.F. Skinner changed view of observable to an n= - 1 Relationship between one event and another is predicable - functional relations ____ behavior is only observable to the person behaving - covert ___ behavior is observable to others - overt _____ learning is reflexive - respondent ____ learning is an emitted response more impacted by consequences - oper...

Relationship ideologies - expectations for closeness or distance as well as ideas about how partners should play their roles; important that couple's match Mindsight - understanding the workings of one's own mind and understanding the mind of another; acknowledging the power of the mind, and our ability to take control and choose how we feel and how we want to respond to situations by directing our attention Mindsight equation - Insight + Empathy = The Hub - inner place of the mind fr...