[Psychology 1000] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 167 pages long Study Guide!

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Fazakas- De Hoog

Document Summary

Chapter 1 - psychology: the study of behaviour. The scientific study of the brain, the mind, consciousness, thinking, language and memory, emotions, perception, types of behaviour, normal vs. abnormal, why one acts differently when alone and in a group. In short, psychology is the scientific study of behavior and the mind. Behavior = actions and responses that we can observe. Psychology scientific study of behaviour (actions, thoughts, feelings, reactions) Goals of psychology are to describe, understand, predict, and control. Natural science - progress in understanding the nervous system and senses etc. Philosophy ideas about how knowledge can be acquired. Empiricism - knowledge gained through observation and our senses. Rationalism knowledge is gained through logic and reasoning. Monism - the philosophical position that mental events are reducible to physical events in the brain, so the mind and body are one and the same.