PSYC 2000 Chapter : Chapter 1 Outline
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Chapter 1 outline: the science of psychology: what is psychology and what does it include the study of, definition: it"s the scientific study of behavior and mental processes, 1. Ex: how was someone is running: 2. mental processes-perceptions thought and feelings. (depression, latent constructs. Who"s doing it: case scenario: sam is displaying problem behavior, who: sam, observing them to get all question to answer why, explanation: trying to come up with an explanations to help build a theory. ;generates hypothesis that we can test: may be the reading level is too high or low: he is independent reader. You can test his reading levels: prediction: determine what will happen in the future with or without change. Predict ho and when it will happen again: control: is to change a behavior from an undesirable on to a desirable one. Be able to promote what we desirable and prevent undesirable.
