PSYC 1020H Lecture Notes - Critical Thinking
14 Dec 2013
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Views from bookstore, tv, movies, pop culture. Psyche = mind, spirit, soul greek =psyce. Logy = study of, discourse, to speak- greek = logia. Based on the empirical method- gaining and analyzing data. Textbook definition: psychology is the discipline concerned with behaviour and mental processes and how they are affected by an organism"s physical and mental state, and it"s external environment. Psychobabble- language using psyc terminology pseudo(fake)science- ideas put forth as science that are not (eg. astrology) Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (dsm) First edition 1952- we are on 5th edition now. Check-list- how to tell if you have something. Move towards classification similarly used in biology (eg. defining species) Having a touch of skepticism and accepting uncertainty. Prior assumptions concerning data are dangerous- our views, values, beliefs introduce bias. Important to view a problem from more than one perspective. Critical thinking skills: ask questions wonder- hard to come up with good questions, define your terms- ex.
