PSYC 1020H Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Empirical Research, Natural Selection, Human Behavior

• School: Trent University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1020H
• Professor: Kateryna Keefer

Document Summary

If you miss the midterm and exam and know you are going to contact them. Online assignment- read a research article describing a specific study. Studies will be posted after reading break and will have to complete a multiple choice quiz. 15 minutes each attempt if you retake the quiz likely not the same questions. What is psychology: a scientific study of human behavior and the mind ( mental processes, from greek- psyche= soul/mind, logos= study. The point of, experiments is to draw conclusions and learn about humans and there mind/ behavior. All the research is to do with humans. Behavior: observable actions- what people say or what people do. Can see t physically is classically on behavior: behavior can be effortless, intentionally, etc . Mind: internal mental processes, sensations, feelings, thoughts, beliefs, memories, dreams, the mind is studied a lot because we cant see it, we are unable to observable it by looking at someone.