PSYC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Emic And Etic
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Psychology: the scientific study of the mind, brain, and behaviour. Higher rungs tied most closely to social influences involves relating to others and personal relationship the mind . Middle rungs tied most closely to psychological influences involves thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Lower rungs tied most closely to biological influences the brain . 5 challenges: human behaviour is difficult to predict, actions are multiply determined: produced by many factors, psychological influences are rarely independent of each other. Why we can"t always trust our common sense: Na ve realism: the belief that we see the world precisely as it is. We assuming that seeing is believing and trust our intuitive perception of the world and ourselves. In many cases, believing is seeing rather than the reverse. Science is not a body of knowledge but an approach to evidence. Science consists of a set of attitudes and skills designed to prevent us from fooling ourselves.
