PSYC 1000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Behavioural Genetics, Gestalt Psychology, Scientific Literacy

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Harvey H C Marmurek

Document Summary

Psychology allows the study of behaviour that, broadly defined, can include perceptions, thoughts and emotions. Psychologists employ the scientific method in their work. Psychology: the scientific study of behaviour, thought, and experience, and how they can be affected by physical, mental, social and environmental factors. Scientific method: a way of learning about the world through collecting observations, developing theories to explain them, and using the theories to make predictions. Hypothesis: a testable prediction about processes that can be observed and measured. Pseudoscience: an idea that is presented as science but does not actually utilize basic principles of scientific thinking or procedure. Theory: an explanation for a broad range of observations that also generates new hypotheses and integrates numerous findings into a coherent whole. Some beliefs that many people have about scientific theories. All theories are not the same thing as opinions or beliefs.