Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Confirmation Bias, Psycholinguistics, Job Satisfaction

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Mark Holden

Document Summary

Psychology: the scientific study of behavior and the mind. Behavior (the responses that we can directly observe) Mind (internal states and process such as thoughts and feelings) Clinical psychology: the study and treatment of mental disorders. We often take mental shortcuts when forming judgments (judging someone"s personality based on stereotypes about their physical appearance) We display a confirmation bias by selectively paying attention to information that is consistent with our beliefs. Critical thinking involves taking an active role in understanding the world around you rather than merely receiving information. Mind-body interactions are the relations between mental processes in the brain and the functioning of other bodily systems (interactions between the psychological and biological levels of analyses) Many early philosophers held a position of mind-body dualism, the belief that the mind is a spiritual entity not subject to physical laws that govern the body.