[PSYC 100] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 73 pages long Study Guide!

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Penelope Kostopoulos

Document Summary

John o"keefe: only studied mice and rats, also here at mcgill. Research about neurones in the brain that code location. Psychology is the scienti c study of the mind, brain and behaviour - william james. Depression is in uenced my the action of neurotransmitters in the brain. Psychological: people who are depressed may interpret the events that occur to them too negatively. Psychotherapy can be used to help people talk about and combat depression. The prevalence of depression varies across cultures an historical time periods. Question > research > hypothesis > experiment/study > facts + observation > analysis > conclusion: the results are different (re-do the study) or the results are what we expected. Scienti c theories are full working model supported my evidence and accepted as valid and accurate at predicting and testing observations . It provides explanation for a large number of ndings. It must be able to generate predictions.