PSYC 110 Lecture 11: Study Notes at UTK
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Twin and adoption studies: how much of personality = nature (genetic) vs. nurture (environment, personality = combination of nature and nurture. Theories of personality: purpose = to explain similarities and differences among people, theories to know, psychoanalytic, behavioral, cognitive (social learning, humanistic, trait. Freud"s theory: psychic determinism: we don"t not choose our actions but, childhood experience they are driven by unconscious forces, early experiences from our adult personality, structure of personality, 3 components: id, ego, superego, personality = interplay between them. Id: pleasure principle do what feels good, animalistic part of brain. Superego: morality principle tells us what is right and wrong. Psych 110 lecture 11/8/18: often the very strict and uptight part of us that is telling us to do what is right. Ego: reality principle balances out id and superego, helps us to make realistic choices. Humanistic model: we are free to choose our own path. This photo by unknown author is licensed under cc by-sa.
