PSY 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Inter-Services Public Relations, Sept, Behaviorism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Gary Capstick

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Slide 2: psychology: the scientific study of behaviour and mental processes, scientific: answering questions objectively based on observable facts, data and established methods, behaviour: observable actions, mental processes: thoughts, feelings, sensations, motivations, dreams and subjective experiences. Slide 6: final exam multiple choice 45, midterm 1 multiple choice 25% (october 1, midterm 2 multiple choice 26% (november 5, class participation ispr(research) 4% (an experiment, maximum 4 hours, just show up) monday sept 10th opens up. Succeed in class: read outlines, textbook pages suggested before next class, attend class and take notes, study the text, ask questions (see office hours: ) Slide 9: nature vs nurture, dualism not accepted, bumps on the head to map on the brain emphasizes the strong points. Slide 10: behaviourism: study behaviour, put someone in a situation, alter it to understand behaviours depending on the person etc (stays away from the mind of the people, pavlov (dog salvation experiment, watson (conditioned humans, the baby exp)