Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-4: Determinism, Hypothalamus, Social Desirability Bias

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Fazakas-de Hoog

Document Summary

9/12/2011 10:11:00 pm: psychology: scientific study of behaviour and the mind. Behavior: actions and responses we can directly observe. Examine consciousness, attention, memory, decision making and problem solving. Exposed to stimuli, then asked to describe experiences: functionalism: study functions of consciousness rather than its structure. How do they help us adapt to environment: psychodynamic perspective: searches for causes of behavior within inner workings of our personality, focusing on role of unconscious processes. Sigmund freud developed first and most controversial psychodynamic theory. These members survive and their traits are passed on to offspring. Charles darwin: theory of evolution: evolutionary psychology: seeks to explain how evolution shaped modern human behavior. Sociobiology: complex social behaviors built into human species as product of evolution: natural selection favors behavior that increases ability to pass on ones genes to next generation. 24: chart that compares six major perspectives on human behavior.