Psychology Vocab 1

all knowledge is derived from a sense-experience (learning only comes from experience and observations)

uses introspection (inward examination of one's thoughts) to explore the structure of human minds

how our mental/behavioral processes function and how they enable is to adapt, survive, and flourish

scientific investigation and research that explain the behavioral processes (memory, learning, attention) between humans and animals

psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes

emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and individual potential for personal growth

study of the brain activity linked with perception, thinking, memory, and language

the science of behavior and mental processes

relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits/behaviors

inherited trait variations contributing to reproduction and survival will be passed down to offsprings