PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Behaviorism, Collectivism, Individualism

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Russell Day

Document Summary

Psychology: the evolution of a science (september 6 september 13) Psychology is: the scientific study of behaviour and the mind: Requires to infer the mind intangible. Dualism (separate mind & spirit) vs. monism (whole idea: the science of behaviour and mental processes. Psychology is empirical (make conclusions that are supported by empirical evidence) Psychology is theoretically diverse (can be tested, psych not yet unified) Psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context (has to have context) Behaviour is determined by multiple causes (multiple reasons make up behavior) Our behaviour is shaped by our environment and cultural heritage (behaviour shaped by across cultures as well as own cultures, raised differently) Our experience of the world is highly subjective (views are unique to each of us/perspectives) Heredity and environment jointly influences behaviour (nature vs nurture) Psychodynamic: sigmund freud the unconscious, we"re motivated by drives. Drives would influence our perspectives of original sin/basic goodness .