PSY 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Null Hypothesis, Casual Sex, Limbic System

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Kenneth Campbell

Document Summary

Like any other science, we must define, observe, and measure/quantify our variables in psychology. Mental processes cannot be physically observed however they can be inferred. Myers definition of psyc. is mental processes and behaviour. In a true experiment we manipulate variables. This might cause another variable being measured to change. First psych lab: wilhelm wundt in leipzig, germany. Structuralism: developed by edward titchener in the us. Basic structures of the mind are analogous to the basic elements of chemistry. Participant has to self-reflect on the contents of their consciousness. Questioned what the function of our thoughts and emotions is! He developed several theories about consciousness memory and attention. Study of functions proved to be highly subjective. S. freud is generally considered to be founder of psych. Major roots and therapy are recent perhaps in the late 1940s in the us. Due to a large amount of soldiers returning from the war with possibly ptsd.