PSYC 1F90 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Gestalt Psychology, Graphology, Confirmation Bias
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Overt behaviours: directly observable actions and responses ex. sleeping, talking, eating, etc. Covert behaviours: private mental events ex. thinking, dreaming, remembering, memory, language, perception, problem solving creativity, etc. The goals of psychology are to: describe: naming and classifying; making a detailed record of observations. What is the nature of this behaviour: understand: stating the causes of a behaviour. Why does it occur: predict: ability to accurately forecast behaviour. Can we forecast when it will occur: control: ability to alter the conditions that affect behaviour. The scientific method: making observations, defining a problem, proposing a hypothesis, gathering evidence/testing the hypothesis, theory building, publishing results. Areas of ethical concern in behavioural research: deception. Wilhem wundt is the father of psychology . Conditioned response: a learned reaction to a particular stimulus. Self-image: your perception of your own body, personality, and capabilities. Frame of reference: a mental perspective used to interpret events: western, educated, rich, democratic.
