Psychology 2035A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Veve, Empiricism, Compulsive Buying Disorder

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Maxwell- Smith

Document Summary

Lecture 1: chapter 1: adjusting to modern life. What is the paradox of progress and the psychology of adjustment. Why is the scienti c approach to behaviour so important. The science that studies behaviour & the physiological & mental processes that underlie it. Profession that applies the accumulated knowledge of this science to practical problems. Adjustment: the psychological processes through which ppl manage/cope with the demands/ challenges of life. * the basic challenge of modern life has become the search for meaning, a sense of direction & a personal philosophy * Empiricism: the premise that knowledge should be acquired through observation. Conclusions from psychological research are based on careful, systematic evidence. Psychologists conduct research to test their ideas. Hindsight bias: tendency to exaggerate ones ability to have foreseen how something turned out. Variable: symbol/concept than can assume anyone of a set of values. Iv = predictor variable & dv = outcome variable.