This document provides an introduction to an introductory psychology course. It outlines the course objectives as giving students basic knowledge of psychology concepts and an awareness of psychology as a scientific approach. It also aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter of psychology and how the field has developed historically. The document defines psychology as the scientific study of the mind and behavior. It explains that the subject matter of psychology includes affect, behavior, and cognition - specifically feelings/emotions, overt and covert actions, and mental processes like perception, memory, and decision-making.

1. Introduction to Psychology
 Course title: Introduction to Psychology
 Course code: Psy-101
 Instructor: Ms. Sameera Shafiq

2. Objectives:
 To give the introductory knowledge of the
basic concepts in Psychology
 To ensure that the students will aware of the
nature of psychology as a scientific approach
 To give comprehensive knowledge about the
subject matter of Psychology
 On completion of this lecture the students will
be able to understand how Psychology has
gained the status of a social science going
through different periods of history.

3. Why we learn Psychology??
 To understand the nature and mechanism of
behavior and mental processes
 To develop understanding the relationship
between behavior and mental processes
 To apply this understanding to real life
situations and on the basis of this learn for
future

4. Definition of Psychology
 The word of psychology is derived from two
Greek words “Psyche and Logos”
 Psyche means “Soul/Spirit/Mind” and Logos
means “Knowledge”
 Psychology stands for the knowledge of
mind/soul
 Psychology is the scientific study of mind and
behavior

5. Subject Matter of Psychology
 Subject Matter of psychology is A-B-C
 A stands for Affect
 B stands for- Behavior (Overt and Covert
Behavior)
 C stands for- Cognition

6. Subject Matter of Psychology
(continu..)
 Affect: refers to the experience of feelings or
emotions.
 It’s the observable expression of emotion
through facial expression e.g., voice tone,
hand gestures, tears.
 Behavior: Behavior anything that we do
(Overt and Covert Behavior).
 Cognition: The mental process of knowing
including perception, attention, memory,
learning, sensation, decision making,
judgement etc.

7. Subject matter of Psychology
(continu..)
 Overt Behavior
 Behavior that other
people can see
directly or sense
observably.
 mostly in which we
used body language
 e.g. walking, running
 Covert Behavior
 Behavior that is
hidden, consist on
mental, social and
physical actions that
are not immediately
observable
 e.g. behavior of
internal organs,
deception