Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cultural Psychology, Empiricism, Behavioral Modernity

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Xingfu Zou

Document Summary

Psychology lecture 1 - chapter 1: the science of. Every problem that has plagued humanity can trace back to something to do with psychology. Psychologists study a tremendous diversity of topics. Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and the mind. Behavior: actions and responses directly observed mind: internal states and processes (thoughts and feeling) from observable, measurable responses. Clinical psychology: the study and treatment of mental disorders. Cognitive psychology: specializes in the study of mental processes (consciousness, attention, memory, decision making and problem solving) Biopsychology: biological underpinning of behavior (genes, hormone influences, feelings, how evolution shaped psychological capabilities) Developmental: examines human physical, psychological and social development across the lifespan. Experimental: basic processes as learning, sensory system, perception, motivational states (sexual, hunger, thirst) Personality: study of human personality (core personality, different traits relate) Social: people"s thoughts, feelings and behavior pertaining to the social world: the world of other people. Our experiences are no systematic and cannot be considered science.