PSY 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Wilhelm Wundt, Edward B. Titchener, Experimental Psychology

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: Rosalinde Klempan

Document Summary

Psy1101 midterm #1 october 15th mnt 202 10 am. The science of the study of the mind (mental processes) and behaviour. What is the function of our thoughts, consciousness and emotions. Major branch of experimental psychology in the late 1800"s and early 1900"s. Attempts to infer mental states by scientifically studying how thoughts are processed. Attempts to measure mental events by monitoring brain activity. Began in 9120"s when j. watson disagreed with cognitive psychology. Deterministic: all behaviour is determined by consequential events (reinforcement, punishment) Developed by s. freud during the 19th and 20th century. Studies the role of the unconscious in determining behaviour. Mode = score that occurs most often. Median = score where half scored higher and half scored lower. Negative correlation = as one increases, the other decreases. Correlation = statistical measurement of the relationship between 2 variables. Positive correlation = as one increases, so does the other.