PSYC 1020H Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Meta-Analysis, Edward B. Titchener, Statistical Inference

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

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Introduction to psychology part 1: experimental & biological bases of behaviour: about the course, about psychology. Scientific study of human behavior and the mind. 2 intentional behaviours: i intentionally brought my laptop to lecture, and i intentionally woke up at 8:30 am. 2 automatic behaviours: i automatically put shoes on, and i automatically coughed at night. Beha(cid:448)iou(cid:396) is so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g othe(cid:396)s (cid:272)a(cid:374) see (cid:374)ot like (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g (cid:449)o(cid:396)(cid:396)ied. But fidgeti(cid:374)g if (cid:455)ou"(cid:396)e (cid:449)o(cid:396)(cid:396)iedis a behavior: mind. Internal mental processes (sensations, feelings, thoughts, beliefs, memories, dreams) Brai(cid:374) = hardware for the (cid:373)i(cid:374)d (cid:862)(cid:373)i(cid:374)d is what the brain does(cid:863) Brain permits the experience of the mind: science. Empirical method of studying mind and behavior. For every saying there is a counter saying that is just as wise. We need evidence and data to prove what data is true or applies to a certain situation. Explain: why people do/think/feel the way they do, contributing factors (e. g. , genes, personality, environment, diversity of theoretical perspectives.