PSYCH 1100 Lecture Notes - John Howland, Cognitive Neuropsychology, Behavioral Neuroscience
19 Sep 2013
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Encouraged to go to class bc not all material is in text. Scientific observation is the most powerful way to answer questions about behavior. Some don"t involve science & science guys cant eradicate. Apply psych to solve problems in mental health, edu, business, sports, law & medicine. Inter-subjective - observations can be confirmed by more than one observer. **cautionary tales - n-rays of rene-prosper bloondlot (1903) Are people more hostile when its boiling outside? (yes because the heat gets to them) Research method - uses scienctific observation - systematically answer q. about behavior. Ex before eeg one could not see claims of ppl who said they never dreamed. Proved that people actually dream, but don"t remember. What might a psychologist research? ( all in textbook ) Marketing - everything else, tricking people into buying things. Learned specialized things in counseling & therapy, measurement and testing, experimentation, statistics, diagnosis, treatment & others.
