Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Psycholinguistics, Job Satisfaction, Parenting Styles

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: John Campbell

Document Summary

Chapter 1 psychology: the science of behaviour. What is psychology: scientific study of behavior and the mind, behaviour: refers to actions and responses that we can directly observe, mind: refers to internal states and processes, such as thoughts and feelings. Clinical psychology: study and treatment of mental disorders. Biopsychology/neuroscience: focuses on the biological underpinnings of behavior: biopsychologists examine how brain processes, genes and hormones influence our actions, thoughts and feelings. Developmental psychology: examines human physical, psychological, and social development across the lifespan: developmental psychologists explore the emotional world of infants and study how different parenting styles affect children. Industrial-organizational (i/o) psychology: examines people"s behavior in the workplace. I/o psychologists study leadership, teamwork, and factors that influence employee job satisfaction, work motivation, and performance. Personality psychology: focuses on the study of human personality: personality psychologists seek to identify core personality traits and ow different traits relate to one another and influence behavior.