PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Psychological Science, Deeper Understanding, Stone Age
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Psychological science: the study of mind, brain, and behavior. Brain involves biological processes that result in mental activity. Behavior is used to describe a wide variety of actions that occur in organisms. Psychological scientists use the methods of science to understand how people think, feel, and act. Scientific methods refer to the use of objective, systematic procedures that lead to an accurate understanding of what is being studied. The first theme is that research on mind, brain, and behavior has accumulated over time to produce the principles of psychological science. Psychological science replies on empirical evidence and builds on previous discoveries in a dynamic way. The second theme is this: a new biological revolution of profound significance is in progress at the dawn of the twenty-first century, bringing with it a deeper understanding of the human mind and behavior. Three developments have set the stage fro a new biological revolution contributing to our understanding psychological phenomena.
