Grant Clay Period 3 8/26/08 AP Psychology Outline Chapter 1: The Evolution of Psychology Red – Definition of Key Terms Green – Important People & Contributions Blue – Important Points 1. How Psychology Developed a. Psychology – The Scientific Study of Behavior and Mental Processes. b. Mental Processes = Physiological and Cognitive Processes. c. Psychology comes from two Greek words. “Psyche” = Soul‚ and “Logos” = the Study of a Subject d. Psychology became a Scientific Discipline In 1870’s 2
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CHAPTER 1 OUTLINE “The first job we have is to turn out quality merchandise that consumers will buy and keep on buying. If we produce it efficiently and economically‚ we will earn a profit‚ in which you will share.” - William Cooper Procter Quality assurance ...is any action directed toward providing customers with goods and services of appropriate quality. HISTORY OF QUALITY * Egyptian * Zhou Dynasty * Age of craftmanship * Early 20th Century: (1900s) * Quality
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How Psychology Developed Psychology – The Scientific Study of Behavior and Mental Processes. Mental Processes = Physiological and Cognitive Processes. Psychology comes from two Greek words. “Psyche” = Soul‚ and “Logos” = the Study of a Subject Psychology became a Scientific Discipline In 1870’s The Contributions of Wundt and Hall Philosophy + Physiology = Psychology Wilhelm Wundt i. German Professor.
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Estefany Garcia Chapter 9 Outline * Cognition is the mental activities associated with thinking‚ knowing‚ remembering and communicating. * Concept is a metal grouping of similar objects‚ events‚ ideas‚ or people. * Environment plays a big role in intelligence. * Algorithm‚ logical rule or produce that guarantee solving a particular problem. * Heuristic a simple thinking strategy that often allows us to make judgments and solve problems efficiently. * Insight a sudden and
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Chapter 1 Cost Accounting: Information for Decision Making Key Concepts 1 Describe the way managers use accounting information to create value in organizations. ♦ Cost accounting helps manages achieve the maximum value for their organizations by providing information for decision making and by measuring the effects of decisions on the value creation of the organizations. ♦ Value chain is the set of activities that transforms raw resources into the goods and services end users purchase
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Cost Management I. FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING VERSUS COST MANAGEMENT: A SYSTEMS FRAMEWORK A system is a set of interrelated parts that performs one or more processes to accomplish specific objectives. An accounting information system consists of: objectives‚ interrelated parts‚ processes‚ and outputs. Inputs are generally economic events and the operational model of an accounting system is critically involved with the user of information. There are two basic accounting
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I. Our Senses Encode the Information Our Brains Perceive * Synesthesia- The perceptual experience of one sense that is evoked by another sense * For many years scientists dismissed synesthesia as rare curiosity or outright faking * Far more common than previously believed * Brain regions for different sensory modalities cross-activate one another * Sensation- Simple stimulation of a sense organ * Perception- The organization‚ identification‚ and interpretation of a sensation
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Psych Chapter 1 Notes 1) Four big ideas in psychology: a. Critical thinking is smart thinking b. Behavior is a bio psychosocial event c. We operate with a two-track mind (Dual processing) d. Psychology explores human strengths as well as challenges 2) Why do psychology? e. The limits of intuition and common sense i. Enough to bring forth answers regarding human nature. ii. May aid queries‚ but are not free of error. iii. Hindsight
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2012 Chapter 1- The Science of Psychology What it means to be a psychologist Overview: 1. What is psychology 2. The growth of psychology as a science 3. Major trends in the development of psychology What is Psychology? -Psychology: the scientific study of the causes of behavior A. Why is behavior studied a. To understand human behavior b. To explain why people do what they do *If behavior has laws we can study and control those laws- goal of psychology -Example:
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Chapter 1 – Sociological Perspective Intro A lot of information we mistake for sociology is actually an attempt by different groups to influence social policy. Sociologists have different goals than journalists do‚ where sociologist answer to the scientific community. This means their goal is not high ratings‚ but an accurate and scientific approach to the issue they are studying. Sociology represents both a body of knowledge AND a scientific approach to the study of social issues. Sociology as
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