Psychology 2035A/B Lecture 1: Lecture 1 - Understanding Yourself and Others

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: John Campbell

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Lecture 1 - understanding yourself and others jdcampb2@gmail. com jcampb7@uwo. ca. All exams are multiple choice and non cumulative. Test 1 october 7th in class - 25% Test 2 november 11th in class - 35% Test 3 - final exam period - 40% Is the scientific study of behaviour and the mind. Behaviour - refers to actions and responses that we can directly observe. Mind - refers to internal states and processes, such as thoughts and feelings. Involves the systematic gathering and evaluating of empirical evidence to answer questions and test beliefs about the natural world. Psychology is the science that studies behaviour and the physiological and mental processes that underlie it, and it is a profession that applies the accumulated knowledge of this science to practice problems . Adjustment is the psychological processes through which people manage or cope with the demands and challenges of everyday life . To describe how people and other animals behave.