Psychology 1000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Neuroplasticity, Heritability, Null Hypothesis

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

Document Summary

Psychology: the scientific study of behavior actions thoughts feelings reactions and the factors that influence it: basic research vs applied research, lab or real world (for interest) vs practical problems. 4 goals of psychology: describe, explain causes, predict, control. Nothing special about humans meaning that humans can be studied scientifically. Do not have to be a positive outcome: evolutionary psychology: focuses on the role of evolution in the development of human behavior, cognitive, humans as information-processing problem solvers, thoughts influence emotions and behavior, william wundt: Established first psychological lab: hermann von ebbinghaus: first empirical study of, williams james (functionalism) Study of cultural differences and how culture is transmitted to its members. Culture: enduring values, beliefs, behaviors and traditions shared by a large group of people and passed on from one generation to the next. Orientation toward individualism versus collectivism represents one of the ways in which cultures can vary.