Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Experimental Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Behaviorism

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

Document Summary

The scientific study of behaviour and the mind. Refers to actions and responses that we can directly observe. Refers to internal states and processes such as thoughts and feelings. Clinical psychology: the study and treatment of mental disorders. Many clinical psychologists diagnose and treat people with psychological problems. Some are scientists who conduct research on mental disorders and the effectiveness of treatments. Cognitive psychology: specializes in the study of mental processes. 4 main goals of psychology: describe how people and animals behave, explain and understand the causes of behaviour, predict how people and animals behave under certain conditions, influence or control the behaviour through knowledge and control of causes. Involves the systematic gathering and evaluating of empirical evidence to answer questi test beliefs about the natural world: two types of research. Basic research: the quest for knowledge purely for its own sake s of various estions and. Basic research: the quest for knowledge purely for its own sake.