PSYCH 1X03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Cognitive Revolution, Functional Neuroimaging, Habituation
8 Dec 2017
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Def: psychology - science of the mind and behaviour where psych uses scientific methods to answer questions through systematic collection and a nalysis of data. Mind = mental processes and subjective experiences that make up your sensations, perceptions, memories, thoughts, motives and emotions. Brain, sensation, perception, memory, language, animal behaviour, friendship, attraction, stress, health, child development. Experimental psychologist work in uni, research centres, industry to research and understand human thought and behaviour psychology is a diverse field. Teaches us how we think, feel, develop, learn, love, interact and grow psychology in our. Critical thinking is essential or might be susceptible to unproven hypotheses (eg. water flows down drain in opposite directi ons in the northern and southern hemispheres and we only use. 10% of our brains) psychology as a science. Experimental psychology - uses scientific method to collect, evaluate and interpret info to draw conclusions unit 2: a brief history of psychology psychology"s parents.
