Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Myelin, Neurotransmitter, Axon Terminal

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Erica Lawson

Document Summary

Psychology: scientific study of behaviour and the mind. Behavior: actions and responses we can directly observe. Mind: internal states and processes (ex: feelings, thoughts) that can"t be seen and must be inferred. Clinical psychology: study and treatment of mental disorders. Cognitive psychology: study of mental process from a view that the mind is an information processor. Examine consciousness, attention, memory, decision making and problem solving. Biopsychology: how brain processes, genes and hormones influence our behavior. Developmental psychology: examines human physical, psychological and social development cross lifespan. Experimental psychology: basic processes such as learning, sensory systems (ex: vision, hearing), perception and motivational states (ex: sexual motivation, hunger, thirst) Industrial-organizational (i/o) psychology: people"s behavior in workplace (ex: leadership, teamwork, job satisfaction, performance, etc) Personality psychology: identify core personality traits and how different traits relate/influence one another. Social psychology: how people influence one another, behave in groups, form impressions and attitude, etc. Empirical evidence: evidence gained through experience and observation.