Psych+Prologue

Rationality vs. Irrationality - Patterns and processing ideas (brain is better than machine)

Stability vs. Change - Traits same or change?

Troubled Teens become Mature Executives?

Nature vs. Nurture

Natural Selection (survival of the fittest)

Origin of Species

Psychology Perspectives

Neuroscience - body and brain enable emotions and sensory experiences Evolutionary - selection of traits Behavior - genes and environment influence differences Pschodynamics - behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts Behavioral - learn certain responses Cognitive - how we think Social cultural

Subfields Basic - builds psychology's knowledge Applied - Professional Service