PSYC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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What is psychology? (cid:1849)s(cid:283)ien(cid:283)e o(cid:321) (cid:282)eha(cid:475)ior and (cid:283)o(cid:322)niti(cid:475)e pro(cid:283)esses (cid:1827)sdoro(cid:476)(cid:1828)(cid:1850) We recognize psychology as a soft science, involving data collection. Redefining psychology: (cid:1849)the s(cid:283)ienti(cid:321)i(cid:283) stud(cid:482) o(cid:321) beha(cid:475)ior and mental pro(cid:283)esses in conte(cid:481)t(cid:1850) (cid:1849)the s(cid:283)ienti(cid:321)i(cid:283) stud(cid:482)(cid:1850): use o(cid:321) s(cid:283)ienti(cid:321)i(cid:283) prin(cid:283)iples used (cid:282)(cid:482) ps(cid:482)(cid:283)holo(cid:322)ists. Carefully defined methods and precise procedures to present an organized body of knowledge, draw inferences, or make predictions. (cid:1849)beha(cid:475)ior(cid:1850): re(cid:321)ers to overt behaviors that are easily observed more or less objectively. Examples: nervousness, aggression, crying (things that are easily identifiable and fairly overt) (cid:1849)mental pro(cid:283)esses(cid:1850) : d(cid:482)nami(cid:283) pro(cid:283)esses that aren"t readily observable but may be in(cid:321)erred (cid:321)rom a person"s (cid:282)eha(cid:475)ior, sel(cid:321)-report etc. E(cid:481)amples: mental stress (cid:1827)o(cid:282)ser(cid:475)ed (cid:321)rom one"s responses(cid:1828), emotion, depression (negative thinking/emotion) (cid:1849)conte(cid:481)t(cid:1850): so(cid:283)ial and (cid:283)ultural (cid:283)onte(cid:481)t o(cid:321) an(cid:482) (cid:282)eha(cid:475)ior. Examples: sitting in class is the context for the behavior of taking notes, or perhaps taking this one step further would be considered looking at varying gender behavior in different social contexts or cultural contexts.