PY 1310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Dependent And Independent Variables, Classical Conditioning, Little Albert Experiment
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Psychology- the study of mental activity and behavior. Psychologist- a person who seeks to understand mental life and behavior. Psychological science- the scientific study of mind, brain, and behavior . Approximately 13,000 instructors teach introductory psychology courses. The second most popular course in psychology. Approximately 1. 2-1. 6 million students take this course each year. Develop scientific methods or habits of critical thought. Provide better ability to make personal adjustments. Prepare students for later courses, or interest them in psychology. Teach what psychology is and is not, or eliminate popular superstitions. Psychology is one of seven sciences around the world. Ignoring evidence: don"t believe everything you think. Misunderstanding or not using statistics: going with your gut. Seeing relationships that do not exist: making something out of nothing. Using relative comparisons: now that you put it that way. Failing to see our own inadequacies (self-serving bias): Theory- well-developed set of ideas that propose an explanation for observed phenomena.
