PSYCH 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Wilhelm Wundt, Unconscious Mind, Behaviorism
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Psych 111: introduction to psychology - lecture 1: chapter one. The scientific investigation of mental processes and behavior. How you think, how the information gets interpreted, etc. People experience pain differently and pain is hard to quantify. What we are learning today is only what we currently know. The mind and behavior is understood differently over time and is subject to change in the future. Good observation leads to a good description. Understand and explain the causes of behavior. Control behavior through understanding its causes and consequences. Instead of ignore bullies, which tests show lead bullies to become worse, the culture of the classroom needs to be changed. Established the first psychological laboratory in leipzig, germany in. Created the idea of and analyzed consciousness, a person"s subjective experience of the world and mind. Explored the relationship between the basic elements that constitute the mind (conscious experience of sensations and feelings, relied on introspection)
