Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Wilhelm Wundt, Sigmund Freud, American Psychologist

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Psychology: the scientific study of behaviour and the mind. Behaviour: actions and responses that we can directly observe. Mind: internal states and processes such as thoughts and feelings that cannot be seen directly and that must be inferred from observable measurable responses. (eg. we cannot see someone"s feelings of happiness, but we can see them smiling) Clinical psychology: the study and treatment of mental disorders. Cognitive psychology: the study of mental processes, especially from a model that views the mind as an information processor. Biopsychology: the biological underpinnings of behaviour. (eg. how brain processes, genetics, and hormones influence our actions, thoughts and feelings) Developmental psychology: examines human physical, psychological and social development across a lifespan. (eg. exploring the emotional world of infants) Experimental psychology: focuses on basic processes as learning, sensory systems (eg. hearing, vision) perception, and motivational states (eg.