PSY141 Study Guide - Final Guide: Wilhelm Wundt, Behavioral Neuroscience, Behaviorism
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Introduction to psychology lecture 1 psy141 exam notes. Psychology is the scientific investigation of mental processes and behaviour. This involves examining the person"s biological makeup, psychological experience and functioning, and cultural and historical moments. Biopsychology examines physical basis of psychological phenomena such as motivation, emotion and stress. Cross cultural psychology tests psychological hypotheses in different cultures. Biology and culture both form boundaries, or constraints, within which psychological processes operate. Freewill or determinism is the ability to freely choose an action or whether their behaviour follows a pattern. Used contemplation to uncover the basic elements of consciousness and how they combine with one another into idea (structure of conciousness). Functionalism looked for explanations of psychological processes in their role, or function, in helping the individual adapt to the environment. First psychological lab opened to study mental events and processes. A paradigm is a broad system of theoretical assumptions employed by a scientific community to make sense of a domain of experience.
