Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Behavioral Neuroscience

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Campbell

Document Summary

Psychology 1000 lecture 1: introduction to psychology. Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour and the mind. Behaviour refers to actions and responses that we can directly observe. Mind refers to internal states and processes ie. thoughts and feelings. It involves the systematic gathering and evaluating of empirical evidence to answer questions and test beliefs about the natural world. Perspective is a factor in the understanding of psychology. Four (4) central goals: to describe behaviour, to explain & understand the causes to the behaviour, to predict behaviour, to influence/control behaviour through knowledge. Do not let beliefs nor emotions get the better of your thinking. External factors can act as psychological barriers, resulting in the prevention of: