Week 1 Definitions

Question	Answer
psychology	the scientific study of behaviour
behaviour	observable actions and reponses to environment
science	a slow, disciplined process by which we work out how the universe works
scientific method	process of understanding how the world works by hypothesising and testing
behavioural psychology	study of observable behaviours and interactions with environment
cognitive psychology	the study of mental processes like thinking, attention, memory, information processing, etc
personality psychology	the study of how we are different from each other, the stability in these influences and how that influences behaviour
clinical psychology	the study of psychological disorders and how to treat them
forensic psychology	the study of psychology and the justice system
organisational psychology	the study of how psychological factors influence performance and satisfaction in the workplace
health psychology	the application of psychological principles to healthcare
educational psychology	factors that influence student learning and achievement
sports psychology	applications of human performance in sports

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	Created by Lauren Cochrane about 5 years ago