NUTR 301 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Venn Diagram, Limbic System, Blind Experiment

• School: McGill University
• Department: Nutrition and Dietetics
• Course: NUTR 301
• Professor: Peter Bender

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Nutr 301: psychology: if his e(cid:373)ail does(cid:374)"t (cid:449)o(cid:396)k put a (cid:862)dot(cid:863) (cid:271)(cid:449) pete(cid:396) a(cid:374)d be(cid:374)de(cid:396). Introduction: psychology is the scientific study of human behavior, psychology answers why humans do certain behavior. Because bitter is associated with poisons: psychiatry vs. Psychology: psychiatry = is a profession originating from medical school. They can prescribe drugs and use the medical model. Lecture 2: pop psychology: psychological facts that are not based on research (quasi research) not based on data, empiricism: pertains to data-based knowledge (like a psychology study that follows a double-blind or even an observational study). Major sub-fields of psychology: clinical psychology they treat people 1 on 1. *they can treat people with normal issues like stress. Single moms with kids tends to be most stressed. *ex: can treat someone who lost a loved one for instance: developmental psychology like dealing with children and looking at whether their growth is normal based on standardized norms, industrial/ organization psychology .