These are just my Psychology notes they're not interesting

Humanistic: Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow. Not only observable behaviours and the difference between animals and human. (hippies)

Cognitive Psychology: Many. How we perceive, process, and remember information and how thinking and emotion interact (including with disorders)

Social Psychology: Many. How we think about, influence, and relate to one another. (People act different depending on social situations) (Gender)

Positive Psychology: Martin Seligman. Emphasis on being happy and human flourishing/fulfillment. (Expansion of Humanistic)

Bio-psychological Approach: Looks at all elements (biological, psychological, and social-cultural) for a more complete and complex picture.

Evolutionary Psychology: Charles Darwin. Natural selection influences roots of behaviours.

subfields
biological: neuroscience
developmental: across life
Cognitive: how we think ect.
Educational: teaching/learning
Personality: persistent traits
Social: how we view and affect each other
Consumer: advertising
Forensic: criminal investigations
Counselling: cope with challenges
Clinical: asses and treat mental illnesses
Psychiatrist: medical doctor that can prescribe meds
Sports: help overcome injuries or barriers

Fashion Tech:
stores went from seasonal to monthly or weekly

Social Facilitation: Improved performance on tasks in the presence of others
Social Loafing: People do less work in groups rather then when held individually accountable
Deindividuation: the loss of self awareness and self restraint in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity (mob mentality)
Group Polarization: Enhancement of a groups already existing attitudes through discussion within a group
GroupThink: Thinking born from the desire of harmony within a group that overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives (trying not to rock the boat)
Self-fulfilling Prophecy: When we believe something, we act in ways that cause it to become true (fake it 'till you make it)

The mere exposure effect: The phenomenon that repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases one's liking of them

H.M. - had brain surgery and had his hippocampus removed, could only make short term memories.
Flashbulb memory: A vivid and emotionally significant memory (PTSD or happy things like a wedding)
Long-term potentiation: "muscle memory", the synapse's along a specific path become more efficient after repeated use
Explicit memories: facts and experiences, dates, what you had for dinner, etc.
Implicit memories: processes, walking, riding a bike, etc.

Cerebellum: Implicit memories
Hippocampus: Explicit memories

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Pub: 02 Feb 2026 13:15 UTC

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