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Psychology:

* neuro science : study of the mind by looking at the brain..


* developmental: trying to learn how people develop, grow
* cognitive: comparison) (computational approach to studying mind with anology to
computer)
how people learn language, play games, verify objects, and stuff..
* social: how people behave act in groups and...
* clinical: peoples reaction when they hear about pshychology or study of mental
health and mental illness.

continuity: to what extent does a particular person behave that way.


what makes us who we are? why are we attracted to opposite or same sex?
Why are we different? (can be explained by genes, and enviornment)

we are shaped by our parents.


They mess you up(Parents)
they fill with the false you have.

what makes someone attractive, or why is her face attractive?

* case phineas gage (rod went in his head)


* case terri schiavo (26 year old cardiac arrest leading to low supply of oxygen
taking her to coma
after a year or so, husband files case for cuttting if feeding tube and parents of
her go against
the case is in husband michaels favour, but still parents goes on to supreme
courts, later bill is passed
and she dies after 13 days(2005probably after 16 years !need confirmation) off of
food tube)

capgra syndrome: make delusions (aus man thought his father was robot so cut his
head off)

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