Psychology 1000 Lecture : Chapter 1
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Intuition - knowledge gained from experiences and gut instincts. 6: pseudoscience - a eld that incorporates astrology, graphology, etc. , and is dressed up to look like a science; it attracts many believers, despite its lack of credible scienti c evidence. The scienti c study of behaviour and the mind and the factors that in uence it. Across psychology"s sub elds, the research done shares a scienti c approach to studying behaviour. The scienti c goals of understanding, prediction, and control are linked. If we understand the causes of behaviour, and know when the causal factors are present or absent, then we should be able to successfully predict when the behaviour will occur. Moreover, if we can control the causes, then we should be able to control the behaviour. Topics studied in different sub elds often overlap: clinical psychology. The study and treatment of mental disorders.
