Methods Of Psychology — Chapter Summary
NIOS · Class 10 · Psychology
Summary of Methods Of Psychology for NIOS Class 10 Psychology. Key concepts: This approach studies, Sigmund Freud focused and Carl Rogers emphasized.
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Overview
Psychology uses scientific methods to study behaviour and mental processes. These methods help explain, predict, and control behaviour in a systematic way. The chapter covers major approaches to understanding behaviour, methods such as observation, experiment, case study, and survey, and the psychol
Key Concepts
This approach studies behaviour through biological
This approach studies behaviour through biological structures and functions such as the brain, genes, hormones, endocrine system, and neurotransmitter
Sigmund Freud focused on unconscious libidinal
Sigmund Freud focused on unconscious libidinal energy and unconscious motivation as the main forces behind behaviour. He studied conscious, preconscio
Carl Rogers emphasized conscious experiences
Carl Rogers emphasized conscious experiences, interpersonal experiences, and the human capacity for growth. This approach sees a person as an active,
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J. B. Watson emphasized objective study of behaviour and the relationship between stimulus and response. Behaviour is seen as something that can be sh
This approach studies information processing such
This approach studies information processing such as perception, remembering, thinking, language, reasoning, problem solving, and decision making. It
Learning Objectives
- Understand the main approaches used to study psychological processes.
- Describe scientific methods used to study human behaviour.
- Explain observation, experimentation, case study, survey, and psychological tools.
- Identify the roles of independent and dependent variables in experiments.
- Distinguish between different types of observation, tests, questionnaires, and interviews.
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