PSY 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Cognitive Psychology, Humanistic Psychology, Social Psychology

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Mark Dallas

Document Summary

Psychology: scientific answer questions objectively based on observable facts, data, established methods, behaviour observable actions, mental process thoughts, feelings, sensations, perceptions, motivations, dreams, subjective experiences. Psychological science is born: wilhelm wundt, uses scientific methods to study psychological processes. Measured time elapsed between a test subject hearing a sound and the subject pressing a telegraph key. Most research psychologists today agree with (1) but not (2) We are biologically endowed with the capacity to learn & adapt. Every event is both psychological & biological. Cognitive processing and perceptual interpretations: psychological influences, social-cultural influences. Compelling models (such as in the media: psychology"s current perspectives, neuroscience. How the body & brain enable emotions, memories, sensory experience: evolutionary, behavioural genetics differences, psychodynamic, behavioural. How the natural selection of traits has promoted the survival of genes. How are genes and our environment influence our individual. How behaviour springs from unconscious drives & conflicts. How we encode, process, store and retrieve information.