PSYC 107 1nd Edition Lecture 2 Outline of Last Lecture I Experimental Hours II Define Psychology III Challenges of Psychology Outline of Current Lecture I Factors of Being Overweight II Psychology Subfields III Psychology as a Science Is Born Current Lecture I Factors of Being Overweight Biological Factor o Advantage of fat Evolution o Number and size of fat cells genetics o Thyroid level and metabolism speed Psychological Factor o America has a larger variety of food More options means more eating o Clean your plate mentality People are told to keep eating until their plates are clean not when they are full Social culture environment o Easy access to unhealthy food o American size portions II Psychology Subfields Neuroscience Sensation and Perception Consciousness Learning Memory Personality Psychological Disorders Philosophy These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute III o Aristotle Naturalist and philosopher Theorized psychology s concepts Pre 1800s psychology did not exist people philosophized o William Wundt Developed first official psychology laboratory in Germany in the late 1800s Used experimental science Theorized atoms of the mind Conducted experiments to study them Timed how long it took someone to realize that a ball was dropped Psychology as a Science Is Born Sigmund Freud o Austrian physicist o Emphasized importance of unconscious mind and effect on behavior Anecdote personal feelings and experiences Empirically driven experiment experiment supported by data Humanist Psychology o Emphasized Influences on growth potential Need for love and acceptance o Cognitivists interested in mental processes Science vs Popular Psychology o Popular Psychology Self help books Pseudoscience claims to be scientific but in reality they are not How to ID o quick fixes or miracles o Rely on personal experiences not data
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