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Sample Tree Diagrams
This sample Tree Diagram, below, is constructed from the opening section (pages 1-12) of
the introductory chapter (Chapter 1) in the Gleitman text (6th edition). This
section is designed less to convey factual content than to whet the reader’s appetite
for the field of psychology, but nevertheless one can still create a Tree Diagram for it.
A good Tree Diagram can
be a very effective study tool. The process of constructing a Tree Diagram supports
learning; and the finished product is a useful study guide. Note, however, that a
completed Tree Diagram is not itself very useful without one having first undergone the
process of actually creating it. Since there is no uniquely correct way to organize the
material in a chapter, no two individuals will necessarily construct identical Tree
Diagrams; nevertheless they should be similar. The Tree Diagram guides your attention to
relationships among the relevant concepts or examples. Note that any material you prepare,
however complete or detailed, is not worth much on its own. On a test, you can only count
on what is "in your head"!
Scope of psychological phenomena—ranging
from biology to social science
 Examples from psychology as a biological
science:
scrutinizing
the relation between the workings of the brain and psychological phenomena
blood flow patterns in brain vary with individual's behaviour |
Examples from within psychology itself:
memory
errors as seen in eyewitness testimony
the
visual cliff demonstration that perception of depth may be, to some extent, "built-
in" |
Examples from psychology as a social
science:
animal displays for aggression and courtship
complex human social behaviour |
The range of approaches to studying
psychological phenomena using "emotion" as an illustration
| Emotion as subjective experience
Schachter
& Singer’s epinephrine study
dependence
on inference and interpretation |
Emotion and cognition
the
intellectual context of emotion
the
role of memory |
Emotion and biology
the
amygdala and fear
cortical
involvement
the
body’s internal responses |
Emotion and social behaviour
sharing
of feelings
expressing
and communicating |
Emotion and human development
"regret"
and "guilt" in the infant?
the example
of "empathy" |
Emotion and culture
the
issue of universality of expression and interpretation |
Emotion and pathology
mental
disorders and profound emotional suffering |
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