Psychology: Chapter 1

behaviour resulting from an organism's physiology

Studies the behaviours of different species and compares it with humans

studies behaviours as a reaction to the environment

studies how genes affect behaviour

studies mental processes (usually independent of physiology)

studies development (esp.childhood) and its effects on behaviour

studies the effect others have on individuals

studies individual differences and patterns in behaviour (both genetic and environmental causes)

explains behaviour as a result of evolution - looks at how adaptive advantages brought about human behaviour

studies how culutre affects behaviour

studies psychological disorders

attributing phsyical laws to will and giving inanimate objects animation

• believed in rationalism: the pursuit of truth through knowledge
• believed our bodies were like machines, governed by physical laws
• believed in a mind seperate from the body (dualism) - believed muscles worked by a hydraulic system
• believed body and mind were connected somehow (pineal body)