PSYC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Unconscious Mind, Human Behavior, Wilhelm Wundt
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Psychology-study of both human behavior and mental processes. Human behavior is any direct observation that is able to be made about an individual. Mental processes are ideas, thoughts, feelings, emotions, etc. In reference to science, psychology is the use of systematic methods to observe the world around us and reach a conclusion to understand behavior and mental processes. Critical thinking-finding different ways to think about a single behavior. Curiosity-questioning all aspects of the world around us and behaviors exhibited by individuals. Skepticism-not believing information without proper evidence to support it. Objectivity-viewing behavior without emotions; simply as it is. *first to build lab to, in germany, to study sensation, perception, and reaction times. *created idea of introspection-looking within oneself to understand behavior and mental processes. *expanded idea of structuralism to include the purpose of each element of the mental processes, i. e. the function of each element. *founded idea of evolution, reproduction, and natural selection.
