The concern of psychology as a basic science is in understanding the laws and processes that underlie behavior, cognition, and emotion.
The goal of neuropsychology is to understand how the structure and function of the brain relate to specific behavioral and psychological processes.
Cognitive neuroscientists often use neuroimaging tools, which can help them to observe which areas of the brain are active during a particular task.
Computational models provide a tool for studying the functional organization of the mind whereas neuroscience is more concerned with brain activity.
Some experimental tasks resemble specially designed games and activities that are both enjoyable for the child and scientifically useful.
Evolutionary biologists view physiological mechanisms, such as the heart, lungs, and immune system, in similar terms.
By contrast, the focal concern of mathematical psychology is process models in such areas as perception and cognition.
Neuropsychology involves the study of the structure and function of the brain as it relates to specific psychological processes and overt behaviors.
A goal of personality psychology is to investigate enduring patterns of behavior, thought, and emotion in individuals.
The number of proposed traits has varied; however, there is some consensus over an empirically driven theory known as the "Big 5" personality model.
Psychophysics is a discipline concerned with the relation between physical stimuli and their subjective correlates, or percepts or sensations.
Modern applications of psychophysics rely heavily on ideal observer analyses and signal detection theory.