Psychology 1000 Chapter Chapter 1: Psychology 1000 Chapter Chapter : Psychology 1000 Chapter : Psych 1000 Chapter 1

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

Document Summary

1. to describe how people and other animals behave. 2. to explain and understand the causes of these behaviors to predict how people and animals will behave under certain conditions to in uence or control behavior through knowledge and control of its causes to enhance human welfare. Basic research: quest for knowledge purely for its own sake. Levels of analysis of human behavior behavior and its causes can be examined at the: biological level (genetic in uence, brain processes) psychological level (thoughts, feelings, etc. ) environmental level (physical and social stimuli, past and current environments) Nature vs nurture: nature and nurture actually interact. Mind-body dualism belief that the mind is a spiritual entity not subject to physical laws that govern the body how can it become aware of bodily sensations: descartes : mind and body interact through the brain"s pineal gland. Monism: mind and body are one, not separate entity, hobbes : mental events correspond to physical events in brain.