Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Confirmation Bias, Critical Thinking, Behaviorism

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

Document Summary

Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour and the mind where: Behaviour refers to actions and responses that we can directly observe. Mind refers to internal states and processes, such as thoughts and feelings. Clinical psychology: the study and treatment of mental disorders. Cognitive psychology: specializes in the study of mental processes, especially from the view of the mind as an information processor. Examines topics like consciousness, attention, memory, decision making, and problem solving. Has areas like psycholinguists that specialize in language. Biopsychology: focuses on biological side of behaviour such as how brain processes, genes, and hormones influence our actions, thoughts, and feelings. Developmental psychology: studies human physical, psychological, and social development across the lifespan. Experimental psychology: focuses on basic processes like learning, sensory systems, perception, and motivational states. Industrial organizational psychology: peoples behaviour in the workplace like leadership, teamwork, and factors that influence job satisfaction, motivation, and performance.