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- 1Biological perspectiveBiological (physiological) influences on behaviour and mental processes
- 2Behavioural PerspectiveHow behaviour is acquired or modified by environmental consequences such as rewards and punishments
- 3Cognitive PerspectiveHow we acquire, process, remember and use information about ourselves and the world around us
- 4Socio-cultural PerspectiveRoles of social and cultural influences on human behaviour and mental processes
- 5BehaviourAny observable action made by a living person (or animal)
- 6Mental processesThoughts and feelings that are internal, personal, and cannot be directly observed
- 7OvertAny response that is clearly observable
- 8CovertAny response that is internal and hidden from view, therefore not directly observable
- 9PseudoscienceFalse or fake science
- 10Psychiatrists education13 years
- 11Psychologists education6 years
- 12Research psychologistConduct and report the results of an experiment
- 13Health PsychologistThe promotion and maintenance of health related behaviours, the prevention and treatment f illness and improvement of health care systems
- 14Organisational PsychologistConcerned with work environments and the promotion of health in that environment
- 15Forensic PsychologistApply psychological knowledge in the legal and criminal justice system
- 16NeuropsychologistAssessment and diagnoses of brain impairment and in the rehabilitation and management of its effects
- 17Sports PsychologistProvide psychological assistance to people involved in sport and exercise at all levels
- 18Clinical PsychologistConcerned with diagnoses, treatment and prevention of mental health problems
- 19Educational PsychologistEarly childhood intervention, problems of learning and adjustment in schools, lifespan transitions and ageing
- 20Structuralism FounderWilhelm Wundt
- 21Functionalism FounderWilliam James
- 22Psychoanalysis FounderSigmund Freud
- 23Behaviourism FounderJohn B Watson
- 24Humanism FounderCarl Rogers
- 25StructuralismStructure of the conscious; the basic parts of the mind, how they are organised and relate
- 26FunctionalismThe functions or purpose that mental processes serve in enabling people to adapt to their environment
- 27PsychoanalysisRoles of the unconscious conflict and motivations in understanding and explaining mental processes and behaviour
- 28BehaviourismUnderstanding and explaining how behaviour is learned and moulded by experience
- 29Humanism (humanistic psychology)Undetsnading and explaining behaviour and mental processes that focuses on the uniqueness of each individual and the positive qualities and the potential of all human beings to fulfil their lives.
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