PSYC 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Oligodendrocyte, Confirmation Bias, Actual Size
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Psych 2000: brief intro 8/25/15: psychology: the science of mental processes and behavior (study of mind, brain,& our actions, modern views: modern psychs are eclectic approach problems from multiple perspectives. Lsu"s center for assessment and evaluation: exams open for 1 week, you are responsible for scheduling an exam. Research learning requirement- sona software: have to have 10, can do 2 online studies & 8 person to person, or 10 articles and quizzes (must do 5 in first half of semester) John watson: behaviorism: study of observable behavior, his study grew out of the work he read from pavlov, pavlov, interested in reflexes, discovered that reflexes could be conditioned (learned, food-saliva (natural response, after pairing buzzer-food, get buzzer-saliva. Confirmation bias: tendency to notice, seek out, and interpret information in a way consistent with your own prior beliefs. ****naturalistic observations of beer drinking among college students****
