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    Psychology is defined as the science of the mind and human behavior. It involves studying how the mind interacts with behavior and vice versa. There are many schools of thought and research methods in psychology. While the mind cannot be directly observed, brain activity can be studied using tools like EEG, fMRI, and MRI. Psychology aims to explain behaviors by describing them, identifying potential causes, and predicting behaviors. It is a multidisciplinary science that studies topics at various levels from biological to environmental factors. Some big questions in psychology include the mind-body debate and the nature versus nurture debate.

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    Psychology is defined as the science of the mind and human behavior. It involves studying how the mind interacts with behavior and vice versa. There are many schools of thought and research methods in psychology. While the mind cannot be directly observed, brain activity can be studied using tools like EEG, fMRI, and MRI. Psychology aims to explain behaviors by describing them, identifying potential causes, and predicting behaviors. It is a multidisciplinary science that studies topics at various levels from biological to environmental factors. Some big questions in psychology include the mind-body debate and the nature versus nurture debate.

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    Psychology is defined as the science of the mind and human behavior. It involves studying how the mind interacts with behavior and vice versa. There are many schools of thought and research methods in psychology. While the mind cannot be directly observed, brain activity can be studied using tools like EEG, fMRI, and MRI. Psychology aims to explain behaviors by describing them, identifying potential causes, and predicting behaviors. It is a multidisciplinary science that studies topics at various levels from biological to environmental factors. Some big questions in psychology include the mind-body debate and the nature versus nurture debate.

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    Psychology is defined as the science of the mind and human behavior. It involves studying how the mind interacts with behavior and vice versa. There are many schools of thought and research methods in psychology. While the mind cannot be directly observed, brain activity can be studied using tools like EEG, fMRI, and MRI. Psychology aims to explain behaviors by describing them, identifying potential causes, and predicting behaviors. It is a multidisciplinary science that studies topics at various levels from biological to environmental factors. Some big questions in psychology include the mind-body debate and the nature versus nurture debate.

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    What is Psychology?
    Science and Issues

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    What is ‘Psychology’?
     Ancient Greek psukhe + logos
     Modern psyche + ology
     “Science of the Mind and Human Behavior”
     Mind interacts with behavior, and vice versa
     Many schools of thought and research
    methods in psychology

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    What is ‘Psychology’?
     “Mind” vs. “Brain”
     Can’t see cognition
    and mental operation
     Brain is physically
    observable through EEG/ERP
    fMRI, PET, MRI, MEG
     Is the mind simply a byproduct of physical
    brain activity?

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    Is it all “Mind and Behavior”?
     Many sciences contribute to psychology

    Biology

    Medicine Linguistics

    Psychology
    Computer
    Sociology
    Science

    Chemistry

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    Is it all “Mind and Behavior”?
     Many factors influence behavior
     Behavior can be studied different levels

    Environmental Level

    Behavior-X

    Biological/Physiological
    Psychological Level
    Level

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    Is it all “Mind and Behavior”?
     Example: Factors underlying alcoholism?
    Biological Factors Psychological Factors

    “Behavior”
    Alcoholism
    Other Factors Environmental Factors

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    Areas of Psychological Research
     Basic Research
     Controlled laboratory
     Basic, fundamental problems

     Applied Research
     Realisticsettings
     Solving practical problems

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    Areas of Psychological Research
    Basic Research Areas Applied Research Areas
    Physiological Research Health Psychology
    Behavior Analysis School Psychology
    Behavior Genetics Consumer Psychology
    Comparative Psychology Community Psychology
    Cognitive Neuroscience Clinical Neuropsychology
    Developmental Psychology Organizational Psychology
    Social Psychology Engineering Psychology
    Personality Psychology Forensic Psychology
    Evolutionary Psychology
    Clinical Psychology
    Cross-Cultural Psychology
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    Big Questions in Psychology
     “Mind-Body Debate”
     “Is the mind physical or non-physical?”
     Can non-physical control physical
     “Nature-Nurture Debate”
     Internal
    (genetic) vs. external (learning)
    influences
     “How do you quantify mental processes?”

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    Goals of Psychology
     Ultimate goal is to explain some behavior
     Describing the Behavior
     Identifying Potential Causes
     Predicting the Behavior

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    Why Study Psychology?
     What could be more interesting than how
    we (humans) function?!?!
     Increases awareness of yours and others’
    behaviors
     Topics span many disciplines
     Is a vary challenging topic
     Teaches and requires critical thinking

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