Textbook Notes for Psychology at University of Ottawa (UOTTAWA)

Chapter 1 thinking critically with psychological science. Intuition: an effortless, immediate, automatic feeling or thought, as contrasted with explici

Key attributes of memory: learning that has persisted over time. Information that has been stored over time. Information that can be retrieved over tim

Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions. The slope of the points suggests the direction o

A strong stimulus will engage areas of the brain that are involved with activities such as language, attention and memory. An unconscious, automatic le

Works on already established behaviour patterns. (e. g. , automatic responses of the body) Organism associates own actions with consequences, and is re

Behaviour genetics: study of relative power and limits genetic and environmental influences on behaviour. Environment: every non-genetic influence, fro

Psychology: scientific answer questions objectively based on observable facts, data, established methods, behaviour observable actions, mental process

Detecting a weak stimulus depends on signal"s strength and your psychological state (experience, expectations, motivation, alertness) Signal detection