PSYCH-220 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: B. F. Skinner, Umwelt, Thrownness
30 Sep 2020
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Direct reaction to behaviourism (focused on idea of behaviour being caused by. Eight elements: history of rewards and punishments, b. f skinner) Humanistic = study of humans, not animals. Holistic = human system is greater than sum of parts. Historic = whole person from birth to death. Phenomenological = focus on interior, experiential, and existential aspects of personality. Real life = person in nature, society, and culture. Positivity = joy, fruitful activities, virtuous actions and attributes. Value = philosophy of life that describes what is desirable. Focus on one"s conscious experience of the world. Construal (schema) = a person"s particular experience of the world. Forms the basis of how you live your life. Affects goals you set and perception of obstacles. Free will is achieved by choosing your construal. Introspection = observation of one"s own perceptions and thought. Reaction against rationalism, science, and the industrial revolution began in. Focus on regaining contact with experience of being alive and aware.
