Monday, March 9, 2009

CHAPTER 1: THE DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

psychology can
be apply to solve problems
in education

psychology should
stress the importance of
the environment

psychology is
derived from the greek word psyche
which means soul

psychology can
also be the study
of man's behavior

CHAPTER 2: PHYSIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

human behavior
has a big influenced in
the human function

human functions base
on physiological and
psychological

nervous system is
the most complex system of
the human body

the nervous system
is consist of the brain and
the spinal cord

CHAPTER 3: THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

endocrine system
is made up of glands that is
needed in body

homeostasis
maintain biochemical
balance in body

endocrine system
pour chemicals into the
body called hormones

hormones utilize
the growth of living tissue,
food and energy

CHAPTER 4: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

human develops
physical, emotional
and social aspects

maturation and
leraning play important role
in development

heredity and
environment are factors
in development

development is
affected by social and
cultural changes

CHAPTER 5: SENSATION AND PERCERTION

sensation and the
percertion is important
for man to survive

the human must be
able to sense, respond in
order to survive

psychophysics is
the physical changes in
the stimuli

sensory organs
can detect a limited
range of energies

CHAPTER 6: INTELLIGENCE

intelligence is
used to measure actual and
man's ability

intelligence has
been associated with
what human can do

intelligence test
the memory, reasoning
and verbal fluency

intelligence is
important to get along
in the society

CHAPTER 7: MOTIVATION

motivation is
the combined action of drives
and the incentives

motivation is
classified in intrinsic
and the extrinsic

different people
are also different in
many situation

motives is either
biological or a
physiological