PSY 1113 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Unconditional Positive Regard, Abraham Maslow, Sigmund Freud
17 Sep 2016
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Chapter 1: what is psychology? (physiological psychology- class nxt sem. ) The scienti c study of behavior and mental processes. > study people in order to cater to school systems on the most effective learning environments and successful course planning. < difference between clinical and private practice is severity. > Private practice: 22% people"s personal problems. (marriage problems) Industrial: 12% ( i. o. [industrial organizational psychology] (leadership, creativity, how to improve effectiveness in the workplace, how to improve tools in the environments. Human factor psychology how do people react and use tools in their environment. ) Psychology"s goal is to describe, predict, explain, and control (or change) behavior. Focuses on the brain, nervous system, and other biological functions. John b. watson and b. f. skinner: key people in behavioral psychology. We can see it, we can observe, we can quantify it, we can study things if we can measure it.
