PSY 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hindsight Bias, Occupational Therapy, Cultural Evolution
4 Apr 2018
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The study of mind, brain, and behavior. Mind - mental activity (thoughts, beliefs, experiences) Psychology is about you and about us. Psychology is the most popular major at many colleges and universities. Many people believe that intuition and common. The i knew it all along phenomenon. After learning the outcome on an event many people believe they could have predicted that very outcome. The scientific method: objective, systematic procedures used to understand what is being studied. Biologically innate or acquired through education, experience, and culture. Psychologists now widely recognized both as important. Maintained the distinction between mind and body. Assigned the body many mental functions previously considered the mind"s domain. A new biological revolution is energizing research. Growth in understanding mental activities" biological bases. The brain has evolved over millions of years to solve problems related to survival and reproduction. Mind is adaptive in biological and cultural terms.
