Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ethology, Cognitive Psychology, School Psychology

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000

Document Summary

Levels of analysis all three influence each other and interact with each other. Using neural tracks and chemicals to address anger related psychological concerns. Schools of psychology: functionalism (biological and psychological factors, focus on the function or significance of behavior, how does a behavior (or mental process) help us to adapt; helps us adapt to the environment and changes, ex. Psychobiology neuroscience, and ethology: psychodynamic (psychological factors, focus on unconscious experience; the mind, look for unresolved conflict. Importance of personality, and how people grow and change, which results how they deal their unresolved conflicts: ex. Brief psychodynamic therapy, and unconscious processing: behaviorism (psychological and environmental factors, focus on the behavior instead of the mind, discuss how behavior of individuals change under various conditions, ex. Cognition, and information processing: humanistic tradition (psychological factor, focus on values and choice, help people fulfill potential, ex.