PSYC 1101 Lecture 1: Psych Analysis, Research, Scientific Method, Experimental Design, Subjects, Bias, Data Analysis

• School: Northeastern University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1101
• Professor: Erienne R.Weine

Document Summary

Cells & structure (e. g. why do humans use language to communicate?) Within a single individual (mentally. e. g. how can you understand the professor right now? you wouldn"t have understood her as a baby!) E. g. mind separates sounds to phonies and puts them together into words. Number of dollars spent, number of doors people hold, physical behaviors. Animal studies: e. g. rat in a maze. How people behave in groups and interact w/ each other. E. g. typical cognitive experiment: computer experiment with red/green dot reaction time experiment. Looking at brains (humans, animals) with a scanner. Scanner can scan as close as group of neurons. Trying to help people alleviate mental health conditions. While most animals have eyes at the side of their faces. Focuses on the business world/human workforce, resources. E. g. how to use science to better understand how people work, so people can work more effectively.