The Study of the Mind Questions

Description Think about Psychology as a science….  Please read this Chapter from another book.  (Links to an external site.) Lets try to put this all into perspective before we move on..   This course is about learning about the mind- but what do we actually learn?  Please use examples from the first 1/2 of the class – but use the concept of CONTINGENCIES to put it into perspective  What is the study of the Mind and how do each Change the Contingencies that we have with it?? Schools of Psychology  Behavioral  Physiological  Psychodynamic  Cognitive  Personalty  Social  Clinical  Developmental  Abnormal  Humanistic  Industrial / Military  Scientific methods  Brain areas Consciousness – and Sensation and Perception  Memories  Learning and associations  – the anecdote or the story we get to tell based on Conscious experiences about your memory..  Try to use examples from the text and from class to explore all 6 basic chapters we have covered.   YOU HAVE TO USE the Semantic Space of Psychology!