Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Behaviorism, Karl Lashley, Jean Piaget

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Fazakas

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Psychology the scientific study of behavior &the factors that influence it: behaviour directly observable actions &responses, mind internal states &processes that can"t be seen. Educational psychology how do students learn, how can we help people learn. Experimental psychology the study of human learning, senses, perception &motivational through experiments. Cognitive psychology mental processes, mind as info processor: biopsychology the effect of genes &hormones on behavior. Social psychology people"s influence on each other, behavior in groups, impressions, and love, prejudice, help &aggression. Developmental psychology the study of human physical, physiological &social development across a lifespan. Personality psychology identify core personality traits &how they relate &influence behaviour. Two types of research: basic research knowledge gained purely for its own sake. The goals are to describe how people behave &identify factors that influence it. Research maybe carried out in lab or real world: applied research knowledge gained to solve specific practical problems. Uses principles discovered via basic research to solve practical problems.