PSYC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Scientific Method, Random Assignment, Biopsychosocial Model
13 Oct 2017
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Freudian: emphasis on unconscious thought processes and emotional responses to childhood experiences. Theorized abnormal behavior was the result of childhood events. Cognitive psychologists: scientific exploration of how information is perceived, processed, and remembered. Cognitive neuroscientists: interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with mental activity. Behavior: any action that can be observed and recorded. Mental processes: internal states that are inferred from behavior. Idea 1) critical thinking is smart thinking: critical thinking: thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions, examines assumptions, uncovers hidden values, weighs evidence, assesses conclusions, critical thinkers ask critical questions. Idea 2) behavior is a biopsychosocial event: biopsychosocial approach: views human behavior from three levels, biological, psychological, social-cultural, each level"s viewpoint provides valuable insight into a behavior mental process. Idea 3) we operate with a two-track mind. Idea 4) psychology explores human strengths as well as challenges. How do psychologists ask and answer questions: the scientific method, description, correlation, experimentation, predicting everyday behavior.
