Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes -Pineal Gland, Action Potential, Mnemonist

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Descriptive research: how humans and other animals behave in natural settings. Freudian theory things you can"t test. Behaviour theory can be measured (testable hypothesis) better than freud theory. Data gathered through observations, interviews, psychological tests, physiological recordings etc. Challenge the validity of a theory/ scientific belief. Other factors may be the cause (e. g. time) May not be general (need to perform multiple studies) The neuroscience of the human brain at work. Behavioural data proves and imaging techniques identified independent neural pathways for: mental operations, emotional regulation, visual perception (object recognition processed by ventral stream, action (processed by dorsal stream) language perception and production. Researcher observes behaviour without influencing behaviour e. g. schoolyard bullying. Does not permit clear conclusions: many things influence behaviour (e. g. observer bias) Habituation: researchers delay their data collection once participants forget about the observer. Population: all the individuals needed to draw a conclusion. Sample: subset of individuals from the population.