Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Vasoconstriction, Jane Goodall, Naturalistic Observation

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Nick Skinner

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Methods of psychology-descriptive /lecture 2 september 27 2016. Clinical methods-interviews and rating scales, tests, case studies. Psychologists not only observe humans but they also look at animals (chimpanzees) Chimps are capable of forming collations, practice adoptions, capable of. Not only can chimps make tools they can use them just like humans emotions. Right side of brain handles creative, verbal. There is a prejudice about people that are left handers. Cohorts-groups of people that are the same age. You see different people in different settings and you always have that one impression based on that setting, therefore is an inadequate observation when you only see a person in one setting. The more you observe someone the better you get to know someone, it is good not to give first impressions. If you are interested in the situation, then you observe as many people in that situation and as many times as you can (seeing people at a football stadium)