Psychology 1000 Chapter 1: Chapter 1 Notes.docx

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Terry Biggs

Document Summary

Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour and the factors that influence it. Behaviour refers to actions that we observe directly or to inner processes (mental events) such as thoughts, feelings, images and psychological reactions. What"s the evidence? : are there any other possible explanations? . Psychology in terms of basic research is the quest for knowledge purely for its own sake where as applied research is designed to solve specific practical problems. Study done at summer camp for 11 year old boys in oklahoma. Boys were divided up into the eagles and rattlers, when competitions started there was a strong hostility. The two groups were forced to cooperate in order to accomplish goals (ex. repair water system) Conclusion competition can breed hostility and that conflict between groups could be decreased by making groups more dependent upon each other, thus needing cooperation.