PSY 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Statistical Significance, Scatter Plot, National Wealth

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Mark Dallas

Document Summary

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Psy 1101 chapter 1: scientific: answering questions objectively based on observable facts, data, and established methods, behavior: observable actions, mental processes: thoughts, feelings, sensations, perceptions, motivations, dreams, subjective experiences. Ancient philosophers asked questions about human existance. Rene descartes: dualism, or the idea that the mind and body are separate entities that interact. Plato: nativism, or the idea that certain kinds of knowledge are inborn or innate. Aristotle: philosophical empiricism, or the idea that all knowledge is acquired through experience. Physiology: the branch of biology that studies the functions and parts of living organisms. Psychoanalytic theory: unconscious mental processes shape feelings, thoughts, and behaviors, sigmund freud (1856-1939, freud"s theory emphasized unconscious conflicts that were predominantly sexual and aggressive in nature. While the conflicts are revealed in almost every aspect of everyday life, when extreme, they result in psychological disorder. Freud"s framework led to a theory of personality and a distinct form of psychotherapy.