Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Scientific Method, B. F. Skinner, Cultural Psychology

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Atkinson

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Psychology: the scientific study of behaviour and the mind. Scientific study - therefore need to use scientific method. Certain cultures are very aggressive, some cultures reward aggressive behaviours and others punish it. The more polluted, noisy environment, may cause aggression. Looking @ the person, what their individual learning history, their cognitive processes. Biological factors (neural, hormonal, brain processes, genetic influences) Will come up w an answer which relates to the brain and neural connection (biological explanation) All these factors influence each other and always interact: Ex: biological factors can influence how you think (individual and. Focuses on the function or significance of behaviour (what is it doing?) How does a behaviour help us to adapt (why r u doing this?) William james: how behaviour is important for the adaptation of a species. Putting together a map of the brain of understand the brain better. Lions are aggressive only during the night, and female lions are aggressive.