Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Peripheral Nervous System, Somatic Nervous System, Central Nervous System

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

Document Summary

A science of mind and behavior. Observable behaviour and inner processes: thoughts, feelings, images, physiological reactions. Research methods: basic research, describe behaviour and identify factors influencing or causing behaviour. Applied research: designed to solve specific practical problems. Basic and applied research: robber"s cave study: robber"s cave study (sherif et al. , 1961, basic research findings: Conflict decreased by increasing group interdependence (tasks which require greater resources than either group could provide independently: application of sherif"s work: Requires cooperation between multiethnic groups to succeed at educational tasks. Same outcome in, say, 95 of them that knowledge would be important. Goals of psychology: describe behavior, understand behavior, predict behavior under certain conditions, control or influence behavior. Perspectives on behavior: biological, cognitive, psychodynamic, humanistic, behavioral, sociocultural. The biological perspective: emphasizes roles of, brain processes (how the brain works, which sections control which behaviours, biochemical processes (transmission of messages/nervous impulses, genetic factors, evolution.