Chapter 1 Notes: PSY1010 Discovering Psychology: The Science of Mind

, WHAT IS

CHAPTER 1 :
PSYCHOLOGY ?

Psychology -



the scientific study of the mind and
behaviors .




THE GOALS OF PSYCHOLOGY :



describe behavior
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to

to explain behavior
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to predict behavior
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to control or change behavior (can be positive negative
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or

medicines
is
Psychology a hub science among sciences life natural
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,

sciences .
The Roots of
Psychology Philosophy
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Plato to Ryne Descartes
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pondered the relationship between the mindd
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body , I between knowledge t experience .
"What is the mind ? " Reason Spirit appetite , ,



Empiricists such as lock
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viruled the mind as a blank staty
=
Eventually ,
philosophical concepts+ physiological
understanding merged into our
"Psychology"
today .
* Psychologists rely heavily on the scientific method -




which differs from philosophy .
Structuralism - Wilhem Wundt and Edward Tichner
* Our cnsciusness can by broken down into its essential
elements.
thoughts,
>
introspection : the personal observation of our own
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feelings + behaviors ·




>
describing personal conscious experiences fell out of favor
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b/c it's not as scientific + more personal .