Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Cognitive Neuroscience, Facial Symmetry, Social Cognition

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Atkinson

Document Summary

Chapter 1: psychology - the science of behaviour. Behaviour actions and responses that we can directly observe. Internal states and processes (thoughts/feelings) that cannot be seen direct and must be inferred from observable, measurable responses (ie. verbal cues "i love you" we can infer that they love someone ) Science is a process that involves systematically gathering and evaluating empirical evidence through experience and observation to answer questions and test beliefs. Empirical evidence: gained through experience and observation and includes evidence from manipulating things and then observing what happens. Observations need to be systematic (performed according to a system of rules or conditions so that they can be as objective, precise as possible) Experiences and everyday observations provide us w empirical information, everyday observation is usually casual rather than systematic. Misconceptions can come from our own faulty thinking. We take mental shortcuts when forming judgements (ie, judging someone"s personality based on physical appearance)