Solution Manual For Psychology Around Us, 4th Canadian Edition by Michael Boyes, Nancy Ogden, Elizabeth Gould, Ronald Comer, Evelyn Field Chapter 1-16 (Complete And Verified Study material) (348pages) LEARNEXAMS

Chapter 1 PSYCHOLOGY: YESTERDAY AND TODAY LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this chapter, students should be able to: 1. Define psychology and describe the goals and levels of analysis psychologists use. 2. Describe the influences of early myths and ancient Greek philosophies on psychology. 3. Name important early psychologists and describe their major theories and research methods. 4. Summarize the major principles of the psychoanalytical, behaviourist, humanistic, cognitive, and neuroscience approaches to psychology. 5. Describe the three major branches of psychology and summarize key trends in psychology. LECTURE OUTLINE I. What Is Psychology? a. Psychology is the study of mental processes and behaviour. b. The goals of psychology are to: i. Describe behaviour and mental processes. ii. Explain behaviour and mental processes. iii. Predict behaviour and mental processes. iv. Control behaviour and mental processes. c. The study of psychology occurs at multiple levels i. The brain—biological activity associated with mental processes and behaviour. ii. The person—the content of mental processes. iii. The group—the social and cultural influe