Psychology 1010 exam 1 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Psychology the scientific study of Human Behavior and Mental Processes Behavior Actions that can be directly observed Mental Processes Private, internal experiences Science The use of systematic methods to observe the natural world. Psychology is a field of science. Critical Thinking Thinking deeply, evaluating, asking questions Curiosity Open mind and imagination Skepticism Asking questions, challenging facts Objectivity Seeing thing as they really are, not as what you want them Psychol...

Psychology science of the mind and behavior Dualism the idea that the world is composed if 2 distinct categories of substance: mental substance (the should) and physical substance (the body) Descartes - own model of dualism - animals have no soul, so much behavior does not require a soul - body can control much behavior -suggested that the soul controlled the body through a interface in the pineal gland Monism belief that the world can be explained by only one category of substance Materiali...