PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Margaret Floy Washburn, American Psychological Association, Hermann Von Helmholtz

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Gerald Goldberg

Document Summary

Bullying episodes involving girls are on the rise and these can get very physical. Intense bullying stories (involving death, etc) and similar high-profile events motivate and energize researchers in psychology to document and understand acts, hoping to reduce them. Surveys indicated rise due to link between traditional bullying and electronic bullying and evidence that canada bullying rates are extremely high compared to other countries. Many canadian professors made important contributions to growing scientific literature on bullying. Prevnet developed website to promote healthy relationships. Psychologists seek to describe, explain, predict occurrence of such behaviour. Can offer possible explanations for different behaviours by applying scientific methods. Can also suggest what to do to cope with it or prevent it. Psychology is practical, but more than that it is a way of thinking. Sometimes validity of information given on psychology on papers and in news is not clear.