Understand human behaviour by examiningrelationship between individuals and groups. They study prejudice and obedience.
Cognitive psychology
Understanding how you process information including our awareness and understanding of the world and how it affects the waywerespond. They study memory, attention, language and intelligence.
Biological psychology
They study the ways in which the brain, hormones and genes affect human behaviour and experiences. They are interested in many types of normal and abnormal behaviours such as aggression. They study evolution, genetics and changing of environments.
Learning theories
Behaviourism - explains humanbehaviour as a product of our learningexperience. They suggest we acquire behaviours such as aggression and phobias through observation and imitation. They study the consequences of rewards and punishments.
4 stages of scientific cycle
Theory
Hypothesis
Research
Evidence
Theory
Set ofideasabout how something works
Hypothesis
Prediction of what is most likely to happen
Research
Choice of methods, sample, procedures and typeofdata to be collected