PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Critical Role, Psychopathology, Behaviorism
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Chapter 1: introduction to psychological science: goal: understand people by considering how a person"s brain processes information about others, and contextual factors; how societal beliefs shape how we behave to other individuals, fundamental aspects to study psych. Psychological science crosses levels of analysis: theme # 4- the mind and behaviour can be studied on many levels of analysis. Interpers onal: norms, beliefs, values, symbols, ethnicity, groups, relationships, persuasion, influence, workplace. Individual differenc es: perceptio n and cognition, behaviou r. Systems: neuroche mical, genetic, personality, gender, developmental age groups, self-concept, thinking decision making, language, memory, seeing, hearing, observable actions, responses, physical movements, neuroanatomy, animal research, brain imaging, neurotransmitters and hormones, animal studies, drug studies, gene mechanisms, Examination of how cultural and social contexts affect the ways people interact and influence each other. Individual differences in personality and mental processes that concern and perceive how we know our worlds.
