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Psychology
The scientific discipline devoted to the study of mental processes and behavior.
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Behavior
Any action or reaction of a living organism which can be observed.
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Four fundamental factors that influence behavior
- 1. Organism
- 2. Motivation
- 3. Cognition (Knowledge)
- 4. Competence
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Organism
The biological characteristics of a living biological entity, including the creature's nervous system, endocrine system, biological history, and heredity.
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Motivation
States that cause behavior
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Cognition
What and how the organism thinks, knows, and remembers.
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Competence
The skills and abilities of an organism.
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Psyche
Soul, form, function, or mind
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Rene Descartes (1596-1650)
A french philosopher who was very interested in the mind-body problem. Believed in Dualism.
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Dualism
States that humans have a dual nature- one part mental and the other physical.
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Monoism
States that only one type of nature exists
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18th Century Belief
All mental activities was the work of a particular area of the brain.
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Phrenology
The study of analyzing the mind by examining the shape of the skull.
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