PSYCH 1100 Lecture Notes - Palmistry, Graphology, Human Factors And Ergonomics
6 Feb 2014
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Description of behaviors: naming and classifying various observable, measurable behaviors. Understanding: being able to state the cause of a behavior [explaining] Positive use: to control unwanted behaviors [ergonomics] (ex/ smoking, Negative use: to control peoples behaviors without their knowledge. Prediction & control: consistently produced a catastrophic disintegration in enemy resistance and large scale enemy surrenders. Critical thinking: watch out for common sense beliefs that might not be true (how can one know which those are) using only 10% of our brain personality test. Q-ray: selling nearly 3000000 bracelets a year, filed for bankruptcy protection after losing the first case, [87 million] Steps what claims are being made what tests have been made, are the credible, is it repeatable how reliable were the investigators. Pseudo means false any unfounded system that resembles psychology but is not based on scientific testing. Palmistry: lines on your hands (palms) predict future and reveal personality. Phrenology: personality traits revealed by shape of skull.
