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Discovering Psychology Chapter 1

Introduction Autism – impaired development in social interaction Test anxiety – physiological, emotional, cognitive stress Psychology – systematic, scientific study of behaviors and mental processes

Goals of Psychology Describe Explain Predict Control

Modern Approaches Biological Cognitive Behavioral Psychoanalytic Humanistic Cross-cultural

Historical Approaches Structuralism - Wundt Functionalism - James Gestalt - Wertheimer Behaviorism - Watson

Careers in Psychology Social and Personality Developmental Experimental Biological Cognitive Psychometrics