PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Scatter Plot, World War I, Consumer Behaviour

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jens Pruessner

Document Summary

Psychology: 7th edition by stephen f. davis, jospeh j. palladino, kimberly m. christopherson. Definition emphasize behavior but doesn"t include the rich inner life we all experience. Psychology provides the tools we need to answer questions about how we develop, what causes abnormal behavior patterns, why people commit acts of aggression, and countless other issues. When we try to understand events in the world around us, we sometimes turn to what is known as folk wisdom . Look before you leap , you can"t teach an old dog new tricks , two heads are better than one . People who hesitate are lost , it"s never too late to learn , if you want something done right, do it yourself . Usually presented in ways that can never be proved wrong but the examples in the first list contradict the examples in the second list.