PSYC 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: School Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Doctor Of Psychology
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Psychology: the systematic study of behavior and experience. We study it to : understand, explain, predict. Topics: personality, physiology, psychiatric disorders, research, cognition, language, emotions, sensation, perception, development, social psychology. Few things are true of all people, all the time, in all circumstances: research progress depends on good measurement. Does the sample accurately reflect the population: some statements in psychology reflect stronger evidence that others, correlation does not indicate causation, variations among individuals reflect both heredity and environment. What psychologists do: psychology is an academic, non-medical discipline with many branches and specialties. The educational requirements vary, but generally involve study beyond the bachelor"s degree. Are common terminal degrees: there are many specialties in the broad science of psychology. Teaching and research: service providers to individual. Psychotherapists: professionals with training in psychology who specialize in helping people with emotional and mental problems.
