Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Wilhelm Wundt, Operant Conditioning, Psychophysics

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

Document Summary

Ask how the behaviour helps us live and adapt. Focus on what you can see = behaviour. Discuss how behaviour changes under various conditions. The whole is greater than the sum of the parts focus on perception and experience: everyone is different and therefore everyone perceives things differently look at how people think and remember consider everything in context. Modern examples: carl rogers" therapy (client centered, the self". Focus on neural and chemical basis of behaviour. Modern examples: cross cultural psychology, issues in development, disorders, thinking. 11% counseling: don"t deal with heavy-duty psychological disorders, deal with everyday, ordinary interaction issues. 4% development: focus on birth to adulthood, what happens over the lifespan. 5% educational: learning in a real-world educational environment. 8% experimental: cognition, learning or memory focused. 7% industrial/organizational: work in the industry, hiring decisions, keeping people happy, teamwork. 2% personality: is there such a thing as personality trait. 7% school: counseling psychologist who works in schools.