PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Inter-Rater Reliability, Neurotransmitter Receptor, Action Potential

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Psychology: the scientific study of behavior, thought, and experience, and how they can be affected by psychical, mental, social and environmental factors, the study of the human experience. I think psychology is the study of people, and how they respond to everyday events, and occurrences. Unifying themes: use of empiricism, the scientific method. Going out collecting data: importance of socio-historical context, recognition of multiple influences on behavior. No simple answers: the mind is adaptive, experience is subjective, people are generally unaware of the influences on their behavior. Psychology is an empirical study: origins of psychology as a science. Historical (and modern) barriers to the recognition of psychology as a scientific discipline: the scientific method. Next week: research methods: importance of skepticism and critical thinking. The mind is adaptive: from evolutionary adaptations that have shaped the human brain over thousands of years, to your own personal experiences that can change your brain within a tiny fraction of that time.

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