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Gaining Insight into Behavior

Gaining Insight into Behavior. Psychology scientific study of behavior and mental processes behaviors Based in scientific research Systematic method of research reduces false conclusions Provides explanations for behavior. Behavior. Generally describes way ppl act Observable Actions

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Gaining Insight into Behavior

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  1. Gaining Insight into Behavior • Psychology • scientific study of behavior and mental processes • behaviors • Based in scientific research • Systematic method of research reduces false conclusions • Provides explanations for behavior

  2. Behavior • Generally describes way ppl act • Observable • Actions • Walking, eating • Unobservable • Thoughts, feelings, fantasies • Hunger, daydreaming

  3. Goals of Psychology • Description • Describe/gather info about behavior being studied. • Explanation • Explain why behavior occurs • Hypothesis-leads to-theory • Prediction • Predict future behaviors based on past behaviors • Influence • Positively influence behavior • Basic science: research • Applied science: using scientific findings to solve ppls immediate problems

  4. Scientific Basis of Psychology • Scientific method • Question, hypothesis, experiement, results, conclusions, theory • Examine collected data • Use of scientific method • Wilhelm Wundt • 1st psych lab in Germany-1879 • Examined ideas by collecting scientific data

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