Psych Module 2

the scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of humans and other animals.

• Psychology

• Behavior

• Mental Processes

• Nature

• Nurture

any observable and measurable action taken by a person or other animal.

• Psychology

• Behavior

• Mental Processes

• Nature

• Nurture

the internal, subjective experiences inferred from behavior (sensations, perceptions, dreams, thoughts, beliefs, and feelings

• Psychology

• Behavior

• Mental Processes

• Nature

• Nurture

Behavior and mental process occur because they are inborn or innate

• Psychology

• Behavior

• Mental Processes

• Nature

• Nurture

Behavior and mental processes occur as a result of experience or the environment.

• Psychology

• Behavior

• Mental Processes

• Nature

• Nurture

The study of how behaviors and mental processes present in the species today exist because they were naturally selected

• Evolutionary Psychology

• Behavior Genetics

• Culture

• Gender

• Positive Psychology

The study of relative influence and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behaviors and mental processes

• Evolutionary Psychology

• Behavior Genetics

• Culture

• Gender

• Positive Psychology

the shared ideas, values, behaviors, and traditions, shared by a group of people and passed from one generation to the next.

• Evolutionary Psychology

• Behavior Genetics

• Culture

• Gender

• Positive Psychology

Social constructed roles and characteristics by which a culture defines male and female.

• Evolutionary Psychology

• Behavior Genetics

• Culture

• Gender

• Positive Psychology

The scientific study of human flourishing

• Evolutionary Psychology

• Behavior Genetics

• Culture

• Gender

• Positive Psychology