PSYC401 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Lynne Owens, Run Support, Microsoft Research
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Stereotypes- simplistic beliefs about what group members are like. *a psychologist used scientific research to analysis how stereotypes affected people"s performances at school. Psychology is the scientific study of the: person: people and their behavior (behavior in social and cultural settings, mind: mental activity (feelings and thoughts, brain: the biological basis of the abilities to behave, feel, and think. Six contemporary psychologists: pauline maki- scientist who studies how body chemistry affects the mind. Mental performance, seeing what factors affect how well people perform on tasks. Ex: women do better on this certain test she gives out due to estrogen that has a connection between biology and the mind. So she wants to know if breast cancer patients that have to take medicine lowering their estrogen impairs their mental abilities: ed cutrell- psychologist at microsoft research india. Tries to understand how computing systems can improve life in developing communities.
