1006 Lecture Notes - Confounding, Random Variable, Random Assignment
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Psychology: scientific study or how the mind works, human behaviours a discipline that examines how we feel, perceive, think, learn, remember . Science behind mental processes and behaviours: developmental: Describing how behaviour / mental processes evolve over time. Ex: babies recognizing themselves in the mirror by 6 months, pointing by 9: cognitive: Understanding mental abilities (sensation, perception, learning, memory, thinking, intelligence, creativity ) What makes us special / different: behavioural: Administer service to the general public: health: Study the degree to which different behaviours affect people"s health: educational: Studies to improve educational systems/policies: school: Study the ways peoples thoughts influences themselves and others: industrial / organizational: (second largest subfield) Study workers and workplaces that affect the efficiency, productivity and satisfaction. Meanwhile, in north america : late 1870s william james established a lab at harvard, 1883 g. stanley hall established a lab in john hopkins university, 1889 1st canadian lab at university of toronto.
