PSYCH 7A Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Theory-Theory, Margaret Floy Washburn, Mary Whiton Calkins
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Psych 7a - lecture 1 - what is psychology. What is psychology? logos the study of a subject. Psychology the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Behavior anything an organism does that is directly observable. Mental processes the internal, private experiences we have that cannot be directly observed. Systematic methods (carefully planned and conducted) to observe, describe, explain behavior theories must be tested. Pure research - research conducted without concern for immediate applications. Applied research - research conducted in an effort to find solutions to particular problems. Applying psychological knowledge to help individuals change their behavior to accomplish goals or deal with the world more effectively. Sharing psychological knowledge in classrooms, seminars, and workshops. Philosophers like socrates, aristotle, and democritus started making more investigations into psychological questions (often with more natural explanations for things) Empiricism - the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation.
