Psychology 1000 Final: Psychology1000 Full notes

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Psychology as a distinct discipline was established when wilhelm. Wundt (1879) built a laboratory in leipzig, germany. Psychology as a science: what we know is based on. Research methodology: to be a science it must be testable , psychology: is the scientific study of behavior (inner and outer) and the factors that influence it, goals of psychology. Influencing of behavior using knowledge and control of the root causes: basic research d: search for knowledge for the sake of it. Robbers cave: applied research: designed to solve specific problems (derived from findings of basic research) Approaches to behavior: six perspectives: biological (b) Dualism: mind is a spiritual entity not subject to the physical laws that govern the body. Monism: mental events are simply a product of physical events; mind and body are one. Possible to scientifically study (nervous energy/electric pulses) Natural selection: species with characteristics beneficial to survival live to reproduce and negative characteristics die.