PSYCH 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Phineas Gage, Dementia, Stanford Prison Experiment
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The evolution of psychology: lecture one: psychology defined: the scientific investigation of mental processes and behavior, reflects the influences of, biological processes ii, time and culture. Cultural psychology: identifies and explores the role of culture on the psychological processes of its members, culture can influence thoughts, perceptions and behavior. Personality psychology: defines, describes and measures the stability of behaviors and personality traits over time. Psychometric psychology: looks at the measurement of behavior. Industrial/organizational: staff human service departments f. in businesses working on issues of morale, job satisfaction and productivity issues. 7 organizing themes for psychology highlighted in competency, custody and risk assessment. Helpful to see this as a bi-directional relationship. reflection of the interaction of many variables: behavior is determined by multiple causes: behavior is a, behavior is shaped by cultural heritage, behavior reflects the interaction of heredity and environment:
