PSYC 1150 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Impression Management, Malingering, Dependent And Independent Variables

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1150
• Professor: Dr.Jill Singleton- Jackson

Document Summary

Psychology is the study of the mind, brain and behaviour. William james said psychology is a nasty little subject . There are five main subjects when studying psychology: human behaviour is difficult to predict. E. g. anorexia nervosa (perfectionism and anxiety: individual differences among people- cannot generalize 100% (trying to go from unique to general, people influence one another. Reciprocal determinism: behaviour is shaped by culture. Originally psychology was considered a part of philosophy. Philosophers fought each other to determine what was good/bad. William wundt- first psychology lab, 1879 (introspection) There are 5 current schools of thought that have shaped modern psychology (sfbcp) No one school of thought is correct. Aim- identify the most fundamental elements of psychological experiences. Imageless thought- sometimes we have a thought with no image in our mind (10+5) William james heavily influenced by charles darwin. Aim- to understand the adaptive purposes of psychological characteristics.