Psy1005s Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The following document provides content for the chapter of motivation and emotion inclusive of definitions and images: -Motivation -Early Approaches -Approaches based on Psychological Needs -Humanistic Approaches to understanding motivation: -Motivation to Eat -Emotion -Components of Emotion -The physiology of emotion -The emotional Brain -Behaviour of emotions -Theories of Emotion ...

The notes focus on the topic of Consciousness in first-year psychology. The sub-topics include: Consciousness & sleep, sleep disorders, dreams, altered states and psychoactive drugs.

Focuses on the topic of Intelligence. Includes the theories and some examples from the South African context.

This document includes all notes on the personality lectures.

CHAPTER 4: NATURE, NURTURE, AND HUMAN DIVERSITY Behavior genetics: the study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior Environment: every non-genetic influence, from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us Chromosomes: threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes DNA: a complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes Genes: the biochemical units of heredity that make up the chr...

A collection of notes from lectures, readings and the textbook Introduction the idea of consciousness, including sleep, dreams, sleep disorders, hypnosis, meditation and drugs

The Sociology of gender, masculinities and 'care' A collection of all the info needed for this section, including notes from lectures, readings and the textbook.

A collection of notes from lectures, readings and the textbook An introduction to the study of intelligence, including IQ tests, early childhood interventions, and the meaning of group differences in intelligence

A collection of notes from lectures, textbooks and readings