MATH 1LS3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Biomedical Model, Behaviorism, Psychopathology

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Mathematics
• Course: MATH 1LS3
• Professor: David Lozinski

Document Summary

Some of the things lernt to be true about psychology are wrong. Perspectives in psychology change the focus of research questions we pursue and the type f answers we find. We only have access to a limited subset of reality. Our perception of the workd is guided by prior experience, biases and heuristics. The socio-cognitive world of human thought and behavipr can be understood through biological mechanisms. Genetics, maturation and learning intereact in a continuos process across the lifespan. Evolution by ns is the ultimate cause of a behavior. All mental activity results from the collective behavior of nerve cels, glial cells and their component parts. The brain converts sensory stimuli into signals to create our perceptual world. Understanding yhr biopsychosocial determinants pf mental health and wellbeing can transform societies. Genetics, maturationand leanring interact in a continuous process across a lifespan. Some things known of psychology are false.