PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Abraham Maslow, Phycology, Psychoanalytic Theory

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain

Document Summary

Work in lab: work included perception of vision, hearing and touch. Watson says that its not genetic and that it is environment: stimulus- input from environment, which reacts on light and sound waves. So to our behavior reacts on the environment surrounding us. Want to know dif experiences: evelitionary psyc natural selection is based apon organisms success in reproductive, positive psyc movement shifts focus from negativity to potsitivity, used to understand the good aspects of human existence. Positive institutions and communities- encourage strong families, healthy work and supportive neighborhoods: pyscology studies behavior and physiological cognitive process and how it applies the knowledge of the science of practical problems. 7 research areas: developmental, social, experimental, cognitive, personality and, specialized- clinical, counseling, educational and school and industrial psychometrics. Most do both research and application: clinical- graduate school to get a doctorate. Non medical approach: phyciatrists- med school. --> medicine to diagnos and treatments, different in treatment.