PSYCH101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Wilhelm Wundt, Edward B. Titchener, Experimental Psychology

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: John Campbell

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Psychology: study of behaviour & mind: behaviour: actions & responses that are observed, mind: internal states & processes (thoughts/feelings), that cannot be seen directly and must be inferred from observable, measurable responses, example: Since we cannot see a person"s feeling of love however, we can infer how the person feels based on verbal statements. I love you or i really admire you : clinical psychology: study & treatment of mental disorder. Psychologists diagnose and treat ppl w/ psychological problems. Or, conduct research on the causes of mental disorders and the effectiveness of various treatments: cognitive psychology: study of mental processes -that views the mind as an information processor. Psychologists examines, consciousness, attention, memory, decision making, and problem saving. Example: emotional world of infants: experimental psychology: basic processes as learning, sensory systems (i. e. vision, hearing) , perception, and motivational states (i. e. sexual motivation, hunger, thirst, industrial-organizational (i/o) psychology: ppl"s behaviour in the workplace.