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Psy 101 Chapter 1 Notes
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“Introduction to Psychology From A Christian Worldview” byProfessor Shawn George
Chapter One: The Science of Psychology
Having a purpose in life outside of yourself is good not only for your mental health but also for
your physical health, longevity, and even your genes
- Much of our mental anguish, stress, and depression is linked to rumination and worry-
based, self-referential thoughts
- Such change in focus from “me” to “us” is also linked to better brain function, less
depression, and improved immune function
The idea of Purpose is an intersection of four important factors:
1. Things you love to do
2. Things the world needs
3. Things that allow you to make a living wage
4. Things that you are especially good at doing
Behavioral scientists study behavior and mental processes to help answer important questions on
such contemporary topics as addition, obesity, loneliness, grief, trauma, memory, attention,
perception, and depression as well as many other topics
Psychology is the study of behavior
, Facts are objective observations of the world and they do not change over time.
- Sometimes the content and the context is important in deciding about a fact and its value
Our unique, individual experiences are highly fallible, and our individual experiences can impact
our interpretation of the world around us.
If something is factual and true, then it should be regardless of place or time or investigator.
Psychology, with goals of explaining, predicting, and controlling behavior, is influenced by:
1. How well the study variables can be controlled
2. How complex the study variables are on that behavior
Has to take into account biological, behavioral, and sociological factors
3. How many potential confounds are influencing the outcomes
The study of psychology is simultaneously a natural, social, and behavioral science
- Biological psychologists are interested in how genes, the brain, the nervous system, and
the endocrine system impact behaviors
Because drugs influence one or more of these processes, they would be of interest
to biological psychologists
- Social psychologists are interested in how interpersonal and group dynamics as well as
more specific topics like social media, prejudice, religion, bullying, criminal activity, and
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