Psychology 1000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Tyrosine, Curare, Karl Lashley

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

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Boring (psychology is a large part of philosophical and biological history, but only fairly recently took on its own field of study. ) Cultural and social factors eg. value systems, society"s can condone or punish aggression. Individual factors eg. learning, cognitive processes, patterns of responses, tolerance levels. Biological factors eg. neural, hormonal (basic factors) Psychology: the scientific study of behaviour and the factors that influence it. Focuses on the function or significance of behaviour. How does a behaviour (or mental process) help us to adapt. Psychobiology/neuroscience, ethnology (study of animals in the wild) Forget the mind simply discusses how behaviour changes under various conditions. 5% educational: how people learn in different settings. Rene descartes: solving mind/body problem theorized about the reflex arc (stimuli sent to brain and orders to react are sent back) William james: first to open department of psychology studied perception. Wrote first textbook on psychology taught mary calkins.