PSYC 1101 Chapter 1.1-1.2: Psychology chapter summary 1.1-1.2
23 Aug 2016
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Psychology study of mental activity and behavior, and psychological science is not about intuitions or common sense. It is study of mind, brain, and behavior through researches. Mind refers to mental activity, and behavior describes the totality of observable human actions. Psychologists make important contribution on understanding mental based on biological basis. Critical thinking- ability to think systematically question and to evaluate information using supported evidence. Also, requires to whether the information might be biased. Many times people"s common sense fails and biased influence people"s judgment. Typical errors that we make in reasoning- 1) we tend to ignore the evidence that does not support our beliefs. We need to rely on statistics more than pattern we see. 3) we tend to failing to see one"s own inadequacies. We need to be aware of after the fact explanations because they tend to distort the evidence. The nature and nurture debate is still going on.
