PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Capsaicin, Detection Theory, Cognitive Neuroscience
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Chapter 1: introduction to psychological science: goal: understand people by considering how a person"s brain processes information about others, and contextual factors; how societal beliefs shape how we behave to other individuals. What are the themes of psychological science: the themes guide and direct the way psychological scientists study the mind, brain, and behaviour. Psychological scientists use methods to understand how people think, feel and act. Scientific method refers to the use of objective, systematic procedures that lead to an accurate understanding of being studied. The principles of psychological science are cumulative: theme # 1- research on mind, brain, behaviour has accumulated over time to produce the principles of psychological science, science builds on the foundation of shared knowledge. Principle # 1- harder to recall old info than it is to recognize old info. Psychological science crosses levels of analysis: theme # 4- the mind and behaviour can be studied on many levels of analysis.
