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Define the following - psychology, cognition, motion, self and moral development.

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  • Submitted: 13/10/2003
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AS and A Level Developmental Psychology

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SYDNEY CESAR

RSY 2102 PSYCHOLOGY

DEFINE THE FOLLOWING;*******PSYCHOLOGY, COGNITION,*****MOTION,****SELF, AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT****

DEFINE PSYCHOLOGY

Psychology in my view is a relatively new 'science' where scientists (social scientist) study humans and animals behaviour, metal processes, and adaptation under specific environmental stressors. They study these reactions and behaviours so that a guide about, how people and animals, mental, physical and other aspects, reacts and adapt to the environment and how these help or hinder interactions between them. (

That means they try to label behaviours and classify them to understand, predict, or reinforce or create similar behaviour. (

From Sternberg (2001)``we learn that there are 4 main goals of psychology.

Firstly, this science has a describing goal, where they tried to explain why such human behaviour occurs and describe what is happening. This is done through intensive observation either in laboratory conditions or in field research.

The second goal is answering how people and other organization react feel, think invasions situations.

The third goal is to predict behaviour, and say that under similar circumstances people animals may act likeness.

The fourth and last goal is control, where they

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