PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Cognitive Revolution, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jens C Pruessner

Document Summary

Psychologists explain human behavior in real life context: psyc science: study of mind, brain, behavior. Responsible for memories, thoughts, feelings; due to bio brain processes ( mind is what brain does ). Goals of psychology are to understand mental activity, social interactions, how people acquire behaviors: surprising results: many people initially reject idea that thoughts, feelings, actions may be determined by unconscious influences, automaticity of everyday life, priming. Us dept labor: jobs expected to grow 12% - 2018. Psyc science teaches critical thinking: humans intuitive psychologists: try to understand, predict behavior, cannot intuitively know if claims t/f. Early muslim philosophers and scientists: al-kindi (sorrow, grief, depression). 19th century europe: psyc developed into a discipline schools of thought. Nature/nurture debate: are psyc characteristics biologically innate or acquired by education, experience and culture: beliefs, values, rules customs that exist in group of people with common language, environment, are transmitted through learning one generation. Leonardo challenged doctrine that mind is separate from body.