PSY 2012 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Wilhelm Wundt, Cheeseburger, Emotional Reasoning

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2012
• Professor: Nicole Renee Dorey

Document Summary

De finition: s cie ntific ps ychology s e e ks to pre dict a nd e xpla in be ha vior. S cie ntific findings a re us e d to improve live s of pe ople with norma l huma n be ha vior. Mos t ps ychologis t s tudy norma l huma n be ha vior. J a me s -la nge the ory of emotions : emotions come a bout a s a re s ult of phys iologica l cha nge s . Cha lle nge s of s tudying ps ychology. Actions a re multiply de te rmine d: produce d by mini-fa ctors. ** actions a re produce d by ma ny fa ctors a nd we ne e d to be s ke ptica l of s ingle -va ria ble e xpla na tions of be ha vior.