Monday, March 15, 2010

Psychology


PSYCHOLOGY

What is psychology?
Psychology is the scientific study of the human behavior, in specific, the study of the mind and soul. In addition it's the study of the relation by a person's behavior to a particular activity. The eight main areas of psychology are perception,cognition, attention, emotion,motivation, personality, behavior, and interpersonal relationships.


Perception: The process of being aware and understanding of sensory information.

Cognition:
The processing of information, applying knowledge, and changing preferences.

Attention: Selectively concentrating on a certain aspect and ignoring the rest.

Emotion: An experience that is related to the feeling of a person. One's mood, temperament, personality, and habits.

Motivation: A goal-oriented behavior and state of mind rooted by a desired object, hobby, or goal.

Personality:
The characteristic a person obtains that is unique to their cognitions, motivations, and behavior.

Behavior:
Refers to the way a person acts, thinks and feels in relation to their environment.

Interpersonal Relationships:
A relationship between two or more people based upon love, liking, business and can take place in friends, family , work, etc.

Top 5 Good Reasoners

1. Reasoning has a purpose.

2. Reasoning is an attempt to figur something out, to settle a question, to solve a problem.

3. Reasoning is done from some point of view.

4. All reasoning is based on data, information, evidence.

5. Reasoning is expressed through, and shaped by concepts and ideas.


Top 5 Critical Thinkers

1. Ask questions; be willing to wonder

2.Define the problem.

3.Examine the evidence.

4. Analyze assumptions and biases.

5. Avoid emotional reasoning.




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