Psy 105 uncw Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

psychology - the systematic study of behavior and experience determinism - the idea that everything that happens has a cause that someone could observe or measure free will - the belief that behavior is caused by an individuals independent decision making dualism - the mind is separate from the brain but controls the body through it monism - the view that conscious experience is generated by and inseparable from the brain mind-brain problem - the philosophical question of how experience re...

sensation - converts physical stimuli into patterns of nervous system responses perception - interprets nervous system responses Vitreous Humor - clear jelly-like substance in the eye Retina - area of the eye that contains all of your visual receptors Presbyopia - occurs in the middle age when the lens loses flexibility and acquires an inability to bring nearby objects into focus Myopia - Nearsightedness (elongated eyeballs) Hyperopia - Farsightedness Glaucoma - Optic nerve damaged, peri...

Psychology - Answer-the scientific (empirical) study of behavior and mental processes Psychology seeks to: - Answer-Describe behavior and mental processes Understand Predict Modify Subdisciplines of Psych - Answer-Human Developmental/Family Cognitive/Psycholinguistics Developmental/Child Industrial/Organizational Personality-Social Clinical and counseling psych are very similar in their day to day. Psychological Disciplines Learning: - Answer-rewards and consequences Psychological D...

Psychology - Answer-the scientific (empirical) study of behavior and mental processes Psychology seeks to: - Answer-Describe behavior and mental processes Understand Predict Modify Subdisciplines of Psych - Answer-Human Developmental/Family Cognitive/Psycholinguistics Developmental/Child Industrial/Organizational Personality-Social Clinical and counseling psych are very similar in their day to day. Psychological Disciplines Learning: - Answer-rewards and consequences Psychological D...