PSYC 1001 Lecture 1: PSYC 1001 Chapters 1-5

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Behavior: observable actions of human beings and nonhuman animals. Two main reasons: psychology teaches us to think critically, psychology helps us succeed in school and at work. Systematically evaluate information to reach reasonable conclusions best supported by evidence. Three steps in becoming a skilled critical thinker: what am i being asked to believe or accept? , what evidence is provided to support the claim? , what are the most reasonable conclusions? . Situation at time of early research led to primarily dead white guys being known for the foundations of psychology. Two main philosophical debates: nature vs nurture - plato (nature) v aristotle (nurture, mind/body problem, dualism - descartes. He wanted to identify the basic parts or structures of the conscious mind (reaction times, introspection) Gave scientific credibility to psychology (wundt and his lab did) Conscious experience can be broken down into underlying parts. Focused on the adaptive purpose, or function, of mind and behavior.

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