PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Wilhelm Wundt, Falsifiability, Empiricism

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jordan Poppenk

Document Summary

Psychology is the scientific study of behavior, thought and experience, not the study of the brain (still important though) Two parts: natural sciences: incorporating phenomena, social sciences: understand interactions between people, understanding the people themselves. Different fields: medicine, education, business, humanities, law, engineering (intuitive for people to use) Law: a standard: a typical person, with ordinary powers of self- control. Economics: an assumption: people maximize their needs and desires. This course: instructors: jordan poppenk, caroline pukall, 34 teaching assistants, 3 course coordinators (atkinson, hamilton, horwood, lectures (1 hour/week, moodle (3 hours/week) Speak w prof after class, speak w ta, ask the forum, ask ug. psyc@queensu. ca, visit sass (sass. queensu. ca) Do these things: check your queen"s email account, get a media pass, access moodle and read the syllabus, complete online module for week 1, always bring a web device to class (phone & laptop) Psychology comes to halt as weary researchers say the mind cannot possibly study itself .