Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Pineal Gland, Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Psychology

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

Document Summary

Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour and the mind. Behaviour refers to actions and responses that we can directly observe. Mind refers to internal states and processes, thoughts and feelings. Clinical psychology is the study and treatment of mental disorders. Cognitive psychology specializes in the study of mental processes, how information is processed in the mind. Biopsychology focuses on how the brain processes, genes, and hormones affects our decisions, thoughts and actions. Developmental psychology examines human physical, psychological and social development over their lifespan. Experimental psychology involves the idea of studying basic processes such as learning, motivational states (hunger, thirst), where psychologists perform experiments on animals. Industrial-organizational psychology studies people"s behaviour in a workplace environment, what incentives motivates them, how they work as a group/as an individual. Personality psychology focuses on human personality and traits that differentiate one from another.