PSYA01H3 Lecture Notes - Group Dynamics, Cognitive Psychology, Behaviorism
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Notes: psychology is a science with a special focus on behaviour, explaining causes of behaviour, psychology comes from word psukhe meaning breathe or soul and logo meaning word or reason , literally psychology means the science of the mind. The goals of psychological research: human behaviour is the root of most of the world"s problems, purpose of explaining behaviour is for intellectual curiosity for the most part. It can also solve many of the most important and pressing problems. Behaviour analysis: branch of psychology that studies the effect of the environmental events on behaviour, behaviour that produce pleasant outcomes tend to be repeated. Behaviour genetics: branch of psychology that studies the role of genetics in behaviour, no two brains are exactly alike, therefore no matter the situation similar or different no two people will act alike. Inherited genes from parents include blueprint for construction of our brain.
