WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY

key themes

• psychology is emprical
• People's experiences of the world are highly subjective

origins

• 2 words: psyche and logos
• intellectual parents = philosophy and physiologY

freud, skinner, etc.

psychological research, applied research

so much more . . .

modern history

types

• Clinical Counseling School Industrial and corporate Neuro Forensic

work with diverse population

but wait, there's more

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• Cognitive Psychology
• Evolutionary Psychology
• Positive Psychology and Martin Seligman
• Psychology today

research areas

• developmentaL
• social
• experimental
• physiological
• Cognitive
• personality
• psychometrics
• educational
• health

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Themes

• Empirical
• Theoretically diverse
• Evolves in sociohistorical context
• Multiple causes determine behavior
• Behavior shaped by cultural heritage
• Heredity, environment influence behavior
• People’s experience of the world highly subjective

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