PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Desirability Bias, Social Forces, Psychometrics

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain

Document Summary

Lecture #1 & 2 (24-26) [chapters 1 & 2] Psychology: the scientific study of behaviour and the physiological and cognitive processes that underlie it. Psychologists apply accumulated body of knowledge to real-world problems. Understand and explain behaviour scientifically a) rigorous research designs. Empirical evaluation a) test predictions using quantitative approaches. Professional practice: clinical/counseling (two different categories/ non- medicinal) treatment of individuals with psychological disorders. Clinical psychologist (evaluation, diagnosis and psychological testing, interviewing clients, and psychotherapy. Counseling psychology (similar to clinical, but work with different clientele: those with everyday issues of moderate severity. ) overlap with clinical psychologists. Earn an m. d degree then specialize by residency. Psychiatrists (go to medical school, and: educational/school psychology, work to improve school curriculum, achievement testing and teacher training. Counsel children having difficulties in school and school-related issues. ii) Industrial/organizational: perform tasks in the world of business and industry. Academia (9 research areas): developmental (human development across the life span.