PSYCH 1X03 Final: PSYCH 1X03 Final Exam Notes.docx

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 1X03
• Professor: Joe Kim

Document Summary

Dualism the mind and body are distinct entities linked in a dualistic relationship (rene descartes) The mind controls movements of the body and receives information about the outside. Structuralism focuses on elements of conscious thought and perception; reduces conscious experience to core components. Introspection subjects observing and reporting their own experiences. Gestalt movement psychology should be the study of perception and problem solving. Principle of totality study of any conscious experience must simultaneously take in all mental and physical aspects of the individual. Principle of psychophysical isomorphism systematic relation between any conscious experience and physical events in the brain and cns. Modern psychodynamic theory role of relationships and self-image with unconscious motivations used in assessment and treatment of psychological disorders. Humanist psychology things that are out of our conscious control. Within-subjects experimental design tests same subject repeatedly while manipulating independent variable. Practice effect improved performances over course of experiments.