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PSYCH101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: George Santayana, Immanuel Kant, Behavioural Sciences

Psychology: the scientific study of behaviour and mind. Includes behavioural sciences: how individuals interact with each other in the world they live

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PSYCH101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ernest Hilgard, Immanuel Kant, Empiricism

*psychology is the scientific study of behavior and the mind* We try to describe, explain, predict, control : know the general progression for the hist

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PSYCH101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Random Assignment, Confounding

2 types of research methods commonly used in psychology: exploratory research: kind of research we do when we are looking at things without predetermin

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PSYCH101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Causal Inference, Random Assignment, Demand Characteristics

Experimental research: primary goal: to establish if one variable is caused by one or more variables. Independent variable: isolated variable (easier t

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PSYCH101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cerebrospinal Fluid, Cerebellum, Peripheral Nervous System

*neuropsychology is seen within the media, news, movies etc: goals for the lecture: Learn about the general organization of the nervous system. Learn a

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PSYCH101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Oddball Paradigm, Hemoglobin, Binge Drinking

Neuroscience methodologies: human lesion studies, case studies, animal models, transcranial magnetic stimulation (tms/rtms, electroencephalography (eeg

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PSYCH101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ambiguous Image, Railways Act 1921, Hair Cell

Connecting our nervous systems to the environment: our senses link our nervous system to the world. Sensory system = has evolved to guide behaviours (a

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PSYCH101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Evolutionary Psychology, Comparative Psychology, Cultural Psychology

"a person is a person no matter how small" - dr. seuss. Empiricism: traditional perspective on nature and nurture, opposition = one or the other, one i

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PSYCH101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Diana Baumrind, Parenting Styles, Dark Void

Main topic = social development - how our identities and relationships change throughout the lifespan. Infant attachment: attachment = an enduring emot

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