Psy1000 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Psychology as a scientific disipline correct answers Psychology is a scientific investigation of mental processes, behaviour, and the interaction between them What are the philosophical foundations of psychology correct answers - free will vs. determinism - nature (biology) vs. nurture (environment) - reason vs. emotion - mental vs. physical (mind/body) Who founded structuralism? correct answers Wilhelm Wundt Who founded functionalism? correct answers William James What is str...

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the psychological experiment? • Advantages: identifies causal relationships, there is an ability to manipulate variables, experiments can be controlled • Disadvantages: Non-manipulated variables aren’t tested, results are acquired in an artificial environment, inadequate methods of enquiry What are the different research settings in which experimental research is conducted, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of each setting? • F...

All of the psychoactive drugs and how it effects the brain

2. Summary The basic question in this study seeks to analyze whether any facial expression of emotion is universal for a human being or specific to different cultures. It was argued that facial behaviors were associated with emotion. According to Birdwhistell (1963), there was no possibility of universal facial behaviors. However, Ekman (1968) came up with distinguishing factors of facial behavior elements that are universal and those that are for individual cultures. They found that universal ...