PSYCH 1X03 Study Guide - Final Guide: Dazed, Encoding Specificity Principle, Confirmation Bias
6 Dec 2013
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Psychology - comes from the greek word psyche" meaning soul". Aristotle and plato asked where does knowledge come from". Certain parts of the body are attached to specific parts of the brain for specific functions. Learned which regions controlled things like heart rate, breathing and procesing of reflexes. Opened the first lab for the study of psychology. 1881 launched first scientific journal devoted to publishing psychological research. How emotions, memories, and patterns of thinking relate to how michael is feeling. How social, cultural and learning interactions influence behavior. Changing external influences may bring positive change. Argued that the mind is a black box that takes input" and makes output". Everything we want to know can be measured by behavior. Behavior modification: behavior will repeat if there is a positive outcome. and vice versa. Proper scientific methods are necessary to understand behavior. Multiple experiments are required to test models.
