Intro to Psychology

What is Psychology? (ABC)

The study of behaviors and mental processes including:

• Affect

• Behaviour

• Cognition

What is the scientific method?

Using the scientific method involves careful, controlled, and objective observation.

Define behaviour

Behaviour is actions that can be observed by others

What are mental processes?

Mental processes are internal actions in the consciousness, such as cognitions (thoughts) and affect (emotions)

What are the aims of Psychology?

• To describe how people behave, think and feel in different scenarios

• To predict future behaviour based on what we already know

• To influence or modify this behaviour

When did Psychology start in history?

Psychology dates back to the Ancient Greeks, as a branch of Philosophy.

Name the Psychological Perspectives:

1. Psychodynamic

2. Behaviourist

3. Humanistic

   1. Neuro-Biological

4. Cognitive

5. Cross Cultural

What are the two major debates in Psychology’s history?

1. What is the relation of the mind to the body?

2. The Nature Vs Nurture debate.