| 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. |
