PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Henriette Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth, N. C. Wyeth

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jill Atkinson

Document Summary

Do syllabus quiz and first week quiz. Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour, thought and experience; not confined or limited to the brain but rather in relation to the brain. Both natural science & social science (interactions, relationships) Education how to teach in a memorable way. Business how to keep people motivated in their work. Humanities systematic patters in human behaviour, ethics. Lawyers what to expect of a healthy functioning individual. Engineers how to design systems people can work with. Psychologist"s approach: an empirical (based on observation & experience rather than logic) question about individuals. First school of psych, it is the knowledge through reduction into the elements. Wilhelm wundt, 1832 identify mental atoms * breaking down mental processes into the most basic components* Used reaction time and introspection (observation of one"s mental state/being self aware) Wundt"s introspection included measuring reaction times & word associations and a rigidly controlled experimental procedure for describing sensations.