Psychology 1000 Final: Full Year of Psych Notes.doc

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Terry Biggs

Document Summary

Chapter 1 psychology: the science of behaviour. Psychology = the scientific study of behaviour and the factors that influence it. Taking into account biological, individual and environmental factors. Clinical psychology: the study and treatment of mental disorders. Cognitive psychology: study of mental processes, especially from a model that views the mind as an information processor. Study consciousness, attention, memory, decision-making and problem solving. Biopsychology: focuses on the biological underpinnings of behaviour. Examines how brain processes, genes and hormones influence our actions, thoughts and feelings. Developmental psychology: examines human physical, psychological and social. Experimental psychology: focuses on basic processes such as learning, sensory systems, development across a lifetime. perception and motivational states. Industrial-organizational psychology: examines people"s behaviour in the workplace. Study leadership, teamwork and factors that influence employees" job satisfaction, motivation and performance. Personality psychology: focuses on the study of human personality. Social psychology: examines people"s thoughts, feelings and behaviour pertaining to the social world.