PS102 Lecture 1: PS102- May 2
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38% - rst 6 weeks 2 tests +19% each (morgenson) Three main dif culties when studying human behaviour: the brain > gives mind to consciousness, the mind. One of the biggest struggles of the brain, is understanding itself: question of ethics > how much should we/can we manipulate others for our own purposes. Consequentialist perspective: the ends justify the means. Deontological perspective: the end does not justify the means. Martin sliegman"s learned helplessness theory and the cia- being used for torture: psychophobia > fear of learning about ones own mind, morbid fear of what they might discover. Only way to solve these problems: biopsychosocial model. Your biology effects your psyche effects how you see yourself/how others see you. Every motivational behaviour will have an emotional component and vice versa. Motives are often inferred from behaviour, or measured attitudes. Low arousal = poor performance too high arousal = poor performance (upside- down u)
