PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Skeptical Movement, Emic And Etic, Human Behavior

• School: University of Illinois
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Megan Davis

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Source: psychology: from understanding to inquiry (13th edition)) Why we can"t always trust our common sense. Psychology is the scientific study of the mind, brain and behavior. Psychological scientists study mind, brain, and behavior. These levels go from biological influences to social influences. The lower levels of analysis are more associated with the brain, while the higher levels of analysis are more associated with the mind. The mind is the brain in action. All the challenges of psychology are what make psychology such a fascinating field of study. There are 5 key reasons why psychology is a fascinating discipline(a(1), b(2),c(3),d(4),e(5)). All behaviors are multiply determined(produced by many factors). All behavior roots from an agglomeration of various factors. Psychological influences are almost always interdependent of one another. It is hard to identify what factor or factors are operating. Individual differences( thinking, emotion, personality, and behavior) It is hard to formulate explanations of behavior that can be applied to everyone.