1) Mental processes are key to understanding human behaviour 2) we can understand the mind as an information processor
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developmental assumptions
1) people change with age (they develop)
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behavioral assumptions
1) the proper subject matter of psychology is observable behaviour 2) we are products of our environment 3)we acquire our behaviour through learning
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psychodynamic perspective
1) we are strongly influenced by our unconscious mind 2) our development is effected by early relationships 3) important information can be found in dreams, slips of the tongue and what patients say in therapy
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physiological perspective
1)we can understand differences in cognition and behaviour in terms of brain differences and changes 2) differences in emotion, cognition and behaviour are genetically controlled
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social perspective
1) human behavior is influenced by the situation as well as by the individuals characteristics 2)we can understand human behaviour in terms of influence by individuals and groups 3) research can help us understand social issues
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individual differences perspective
individuals differ in their personality, thinking and behaviour 2) it is possible to measure and study individual differences 3) we can understand human behaviour in terms of disposable factors
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Card 2
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1) people change with age (they develop)
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developmental assumptions
Card 3
Front
1) the proper subject matter of psychology is observable behaviour 2) we are products of our environment 3)we acquire our behaviour through learning
Back
Card 4
Front
1) we are strongly influenced by our unconscious mind 2) our development is effected by early relationships 3) important information can be found in dreams, slips of the tongue and what patients say in therapy
Back
Card 5
Front
1)we can understand differences in cognition and behaviour in terms of brain differences and changes 2) differences in emotion, cognition and behaviour are genetically controlled
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