PSYC 1030H Lecture 1: Psychology – Week 1 Chapter 1
11 Sep 2017
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Psychology: origin from two words psyche, meaning soul and logos, meaning the study of. Studies behavior and the physiological and cognitive processes that underlie it, and it is the profession that applies the accumulated knowledge of this science to practical problems. Structuralism: based on the notion that the task of psychology is to analyze consciousness into its basic elements and investigate how these elements are related. Introspection the careful, systematic self-o(cid:271)ser(cid:448)ation of one"s o(cid:449)n (cid:272)ons(cid:272)ious experien(cid:272)e. Functionalism: based on the belief that psychology should investigate the function or purpose of consciousness, rather than structure. In class intro to psyc 1001 a. Matthew. sorley@carleton. ca, office b547 loeb building, 613-520-2600 (ext. Study of our thoughts, feelings and behaviors s.
