Class Notes for Psychology at Ryerson University

Course description: application of economic theory and methodology to the practice of business management and decision-making. Students will learn how

Scientific study of the mind, brain and behaviour. Human behaviour is multiply determined (environment, mood, past occurring) People differ from one an

Learning: change in an organism"s behaviour or thought as a result of practice, study or experience, two types of learning, non-associative learning. L

Collections of nerve cells (may be mix of afferents and efferents) Synapses (appendages that send and receive information, points of communication betw

Both the final exam (40%) and midterm test (25%) are in multiple choice only. Textbook is important and its information is not overlapped in lecture ma

Anything in the environment, something we put into our bodies, and effects biologically and has an effect on our body. Doesn"t necessarily have to affe

The scienti c study of how individuals thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are in uenced by other people. Any situation where someone is affected in any

: detection of physical energy by sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, skin: bottom-up process by which our sensory organs receive and replay sensory input,

Memory: the retention of information of information over time. Memory preview: brain is a powerful computer with separate types of memory in different