Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Gestalt Psychology, Luigi Galvani, Jean Piaget

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

Document Summary

Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and the factors that influence it. To understand diverse forms of behavior, psychologists take into account biological, individual, and environmental factors. Clinical: study and treatment of mental disorders. Cognitive: study of mental processes, especially from model viewing mind as info processor. Brain processes, genes, hormones influence our actions, thoughts and feelings. Developmental: human physical, psychological, social development through life. Emotions of infants, how parenting styles affect children. Experimental: basic processes as learning, sensory systems, perception, motivational states. Leadership, teamwork, factors influencing worker"s satisfaction, work motivation, performance. Core personality traits, how traits relate to one another/influence behavior. Social: people"s thoughts, feelings, behavior pertaining to social world. Influencing other people, behave in groups, form impressions, attitudes. Science: process involves systematically gathering and evaluating empirical evidence to answer questions. Empirical evidence: evidence gained through experience and observation. We often take mental shortcuts when making decisions (stereotypes)