Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Unconscious Mind, Psychodynamics, Seat Belt

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

Document Summary

Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour and the mind, behaviour referring to actions and responses, mind refers to thoughts and feelings that must be seen. Behaviour can be directly observed, mind must be inferred. Clinical psychology study and treatment of mental disorders. Cognitive psychology study of mental processes- viewing mind as an information processor. Some topics studied include: consciousness, attention, memory, decision making, problem solving and psycholinguistics (psychology of language) Biopsychology/ neuroscience biological causes of behaviour ie the influence of brain processes, genes and hormones. Developmental psychology study physical, psychological and social development throughout life. Experimental psychology focus on basic processes ie learning, sensory systems and motivational states. Industrial-organizational (i/o) psychology the study of peoples behaviour in the workplace, ie teamwork what makes a good employee/ satisfied employee. Personality psychology study of human personality, core traits and how they relate/ influence each other. Social psychology examines thoughts feelings and behaviour relating to social world.