PSY1011 Study Guide - Final Guide: Motor Planning, Binocular Disparity, Cell Migration

• School: Monash University
• Department: Health Sciences - Psychology
• Course: PSY1011
• Professor: Dr Christopher Siva

Document Summary

Topics: science & history 10q, personality 18q, learning 18q, developmental psychology 18q, sensation & perception 18q, biological psychology 9q, cross-cultural psychology 9q. Psychology: the scientific study of mind, brain and behaviour. Explain how science can safeguard against the major fallacies of human thinking. Behaviour: me(cid:374)tal s(cid:455)(cid:373)pto(cid:373)s affe(cid:272)t the i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual(cid:859)s (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iour: neurological/physiological: differences among people in site & functioning of brain functioning, neurochemical: differences in levels of brain chemical messengers that influence mood, molecular: perso(cid:374)(cid:859)s ge(cid:374)es. Features of pseudoscience and distinguish it from psychological science. Pseudoscience: a set of claims that seem scientific but is not. Science: a process and not a set of beliefs. Assumption made response to facts consistent with a theory in order to prevent theory from being falsified. Tendency to seek out evidence to support own hypothesis. Tendency to stick to original beliefs even when evidence contradicts them. Unreliable, as anecdotes are affected by many unknown factors. Need exaggerated evidence to support exaggerated claims.