Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Natural Selection, Behaviorism, Cognitive Psychology

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Corey Isaacs

Document Summary

Chapter 1: psychology - the science of behaviour. To describe how people and other animals behave. To explain and understand the causes of these behaviors. To predict how people and animals will behave under certain conditions. To influence or control behavior under certain conditions. If we understand the causes of a behavior and know when the casual factors are present be able to successfully predict when the behavior will occur. Basic research: the quest for knowledge purely for its own sake. Goals: describe how people behave and to identify the factors that influence or cau behavior. Applied research: designed to solve specific practical problems. Cooperation between multiethnic groups was required for success. Perspectives on behavior: ent or absent, then we should r cause a particular type of. Focuses on physical side of human nature, central nervous system, etc. Natural selection: characteristics that increase likelihood of survival will be maintai. Examines how brain processes and other bodily functions regulate behavior.