PSYC 2000 Lecture : Notes Outline Modules 1 3 CC
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What is psychology: psychology: the science of behavior and mental process, involves humans and animals, psychologists differ in importance placed on specific types of behavior, objective observation, subjective observation. Subfields of psychology: applied: industrial/organizational: studies and advises on behavior in the workplace, counseling: helps people cope with academic, vocational, and martial challenges, clinical: study, assess, and treat people with psychological disorders. Psychiatrists: clinical psychologists: ph. d. ; assess and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders using therapy, psychiatrists: m. d. ; use drugs and psychotherapy to treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. Hindsight bias: hindsight bias: the tendency to believe after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it, i knew it all along phenomenon, examples, va tech shootings, i knew we"d win/lose, rewards shape behavior. Overconfidence: overconfidence phenomenon: tendency to be more confident than correct- to overestimate the accuracy of our beliefs and judgments, there is no reason for anyone to have a computer in their home. (ken.
