PHIL 1000 Lecture 29: Final - Lecture Notes (P)
24 Oct 2018
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Tuesday september 12th, 2017 - scientific thinking and experiments. The scientific study of behaviour and mental processes. Answering questions objectively based on observable facts, data, and established methods. Thoughts, feelings, sensations, perceptions, motivations, dreams, subjective experiences. All of our behaviours and thoughts are first neurones. Different vantage points for analyzing behaviour and its causes. Taking a different perspective helps you be critical. Some of the major perspective in psychology: Examples: putting on sunscreen, treatment for depression effect on your depression. Biological: sunscreen is necessary to not burn. Behavioural: if someone has had a bad burn, they"re more likely to put on sunscreen. Sociocultural: people used to put oil on, now we think of skin cancer. Cognitive: if you go to the park and they"re selling sunscreen you"re more inclined to buy sunscreen. Behavioural: think about the things that trigger depression. Cognitive: change the things that cause your depression.
