PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: B. F. Skinner, Wilhelm Wundt, Rollo May

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

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Introduction 1: psychology is a science that studies behavior, the physiological & cognitive processes that underlie it, 4 professional specialty areas. Clinical (clinical psychiatrist no drugs, have phd"s, psychiatrists administer drugs and have md"s) Educational and school (guidance counsellors, professors etc ) Focused on isolating components of consciousness(i. e. sensations, feelings, images) Focused on uncovering purpose of consciousness: modern perspectives in psychology. Psychodynamic/psychoanalytical: behavior is the result of internal processes that we are unaware of. Behavioral: it is the environment that determines behavior. Ian pavlov& dogs: watson, b. f skinner radical behaviorist. Humanistic: humans possess an innate drive toward personal growth and choose the direction of their lives. A. maslow unique species, c. rogers & rollo. Cognitive: information processing, problem solving, and memory are important to human behavior. the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. J. piaget stages of development, a. ellis & a. beck approaches to psychological disorders. Biological: behavior is the result of physical processes.