PYB100 Lecture Notes - Doorbell, Reinforcement, Operant Conditioning
4 Jul 2013
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While at uni, you are actually studying the science of psychology. This knowledge is the key to effectively succeeding in psychology as a profession, where you may be studying and working as a psychologist specifically. However, the skills learnt across the duration of your degree, such as an understanding of behaviour and ability to research effectively, may also be just as useful in a range of other professions. Studies human behaviour and the mental processes that underlie it (i. e. thinking, remembering, & feeling). Psychology is an empirical discipline that is, it is derived from experiences, systematic observations, and experiments. Psychology is based on factual evidences, rather than speculations. In a professional context, psychology applies the skills learnt through studying as a discipline, and in doing so, is able to solve a wide range of problems and provide a service to those in need.
