Psychology 2035A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Alcoholic Drink, Condom, Junk Food
5 Oct 2015
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Psych 2035a: test 1 25% july 20th, test 2 37. 5% july 29th, test 3 37. 5% august 12th! Scienti c 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! human welfare. Skepticism show me yoru evidence. might there be a better explanation? ! Open-mindedness recognizing that the results are ndings may go against your instincts. Horrible crime witnessed by 38 bystanders, none of whom called the police. Bystander apathy? (people just don"t care about each other anymore, especially in big cities like new york)! Rather than apathy perhaps it was diffusion of responsibility . Created an if-then question:! bystander will intervene is reduced. ! If an emergency, if multiple bystanders are present, then the likelihood that any one.
