PSYCH 111 Lecture 1: Unit 1 Notes/Unit 1 Study Guide
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The beginning: psychology- the scienti c investigation of mental process and behavior, re ects the in uences of , biological processes, how neurons work, what part of the brain (ex: sight, sound, etc) Individual differences: everyone is different, in every study, you want to question if it"s for everyone or for individual. 7 themes of psychology: psychology is empirical. Knowledge should be based on observation: psychology is theoretically diverse. The same observations can be explained in different ways: psychology evolves in a sociohistorical contest. Contemporary trends in society affect how and what we explore. Helpful to see this as a bi-directional relationship: behavior is determined by multiple causes. Behavior is a re ection of the interaction of many variables: behavior is shaped by cultural heritage, behavior re ects the interaction of heredity and environment. The nature versus nurture debate with a current emphasis on relative in uence: people"s experiences are highly subjective.