Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Abraham Maslow, Margaret Mead, Scientific Theory

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

Document Summary

The scientific study of behaviour and the mind. Clinical psychologists diagnose and treat people with mental disorders. However some are scientists who conduct research on the causes of mental disorders. The study of mental processes, especially from a model that views the mind as an information processor. Cognitive psychologists examine topics such as: consciousness, attention, memory, decision making, and problem solving. Biopsychologists examine how brain processes, genes, and hormones influence our actions, thoughts, and feelings. Examines human physical, psychological, and social development across the lifespan (infant to adulthood). Focuses on such basic processes as learning, sensory systems (eg vision, hearing), perception, and motivational states (eg sexual motivation, hunger, thirst). I/o psychologists study leadership, teamwork, and factors that influence employees job satisfaction, work motivation, and performance. Personality psychologists seek to identify core personality traits and how different traits relate to one another and influence behaviour. Examines people thoughts, feelings, and behaviour pertaining to the social world.