PSY 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Emic And Etic
27 Apr 2018
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Week 1 (What is Psychology)
What is psychology:
- Many different branches of psychology
- Clinical
- Often also research
- Research
- Applied
- Combination of the two
- The scientific study of the mind to understand, predict and sometimes control
behaviour***
Isn’t it intuitive?
- Birds of a feather flock together
- People that are alike group together
- Absence makes the heart grow fonder
- When you don't see someone as often you miss them more
- Nothing ventured nothing gained
- Too many cooks spoil the broth
- The pen is mightier than the sword
These are the counterparts to the above sayings
- Opposites attract
- Out of sight out of mind
- Better safe than sorry
- Two heads are better than one
- Actions speak louder than words
True or false:
Most people use only 10% of their brain
- False: people are constantly thinking about things in their subconscious, such as
routines
Lie-detector (polygraphs) test is 90-95% accurate
- Both: it tests reactions and if you’re nervous it will give an answer
Opposites attract
- Both: if you’re too similar it gets boring, if you’re too different then you won’t like
each other
Week 1B
Naive Realism
- The belief that we see the world precisely as it is
Defining psychology
- The scientific study of the mind, brain and behaviour
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Document Summary
The scientific study of the mind to understand, predict and sometimes control behaviour*** When you don"t see someone as often you miss them more. The pen is mightier than the sword. These are the counterparts to the above sayings. Most people use only 10% of their brain. False: people are constantly thinking about things in their subconscious, such as routines. Both: it tests reactions and if you"re nervous it will give an answer. Both: if you"re too similar it gets boring, if you"re too different then you won"t like each other. The belief that we see the world precisely as it is. The scientific study of the mind, brain and behaviour. In an attempt to understand, predict and in some cases control human behaviour. Behaviours have several factors that determine them. With multiple determined factors, those factors tend to influence each other as well. People differ from one another in thinking, emotions, personality and behaviour.
