Lecture 1 Notes Flashcards
Define psychology
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Define behavior
Anything an organism does
Define mental processes
The internal experiences we infer from behavior
What is hindsight bias
The tendency for people thinking they knew the outcome after they found out the truth
Science based or non-science based:
“Out of sight, out of mind”
Non science based
Science based or non-science based:
“Birds of a feather flock together”
Non-science based
Science based or non-science based:
“ Familiarity breeds contempt”
Non-science based
Science based or non-science based:
“Opposites attract”
Non-science based
Science based or non-science based:
“The more you spend time with others, the less likely you are to contract colds and flus”
Science based
Science based or non-science based:
“Many of the memories we hold dear are likely inaccurate & some are entirely false”
Science based
Science based or non-science based:
“A surprising number of our everyday choices are influenced by others, and we never notice”
Science based
Who is Wilhem Wundt
He opened the first psychology lab in 1879 at the University of Leipzig, Germany.
Impiricism (no guess work)
Aristotle says, “Where is the seat of the human soul?” What does he mean by this?
He means where is the seat of the human mind
