PSYCH101 Chapter Notes -Environmental Psychology, Kurt Lewin, Classical Conditioning

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Stephanie Denison

Document Summary

Psych 101 introductory psychology. Module 1: introducing psychology and research methods. Anthropomorphism: the art of treating objects or animals like people. Psychology: the scientific study of behavior, thought, and experience. Genes, brain anatomy and function, evolution. Interpersonal relationships, families, groups, ethnicities, societies. Scientific literacy: the ability to understand, analyze, and apply scientific information. Involves gathering knowledge, explaining it using scientific terms and concepts, using critical thinking, and applying and using information. Principle of parsimony: the simplest of all competing explanations of a phenomenon should be the one we accept. Empiricism: knowledge comes through experience and careful observation, not common sense or speculation. Determinism: all events are governed by lawful cause- and- effect relationships: behavior is determined by internal and external influences. Zeitgeist: a general set of beliefs of a particular culture at a specific time in history. Dualism: belief that there are properties of humans that are not material, such as the mind or the soul.