PS101 Lecture Notes - Autonomic Nervous System, Percentile, Palpitations
Document Summary
Pop psych" is popular psychology found in television, internet or books. Pop psych is the ten step guide" to solve any problem, it gives you an easy way out as opposed to real psychology which analyses the mind to come up with a reasonable plan. Psychology is empirical information gathered by scientific research which allows a reader to become more informed as opposed to just looking for a quick fix. Psychology is not just about emotional or mental problems, it is about learning the thought process behind actions as well as how other receive and feel. Psychology - concerned with behavior and mental process and how they are effected by someone or something"s physical, mental or external environment/state. It is about the methods, analysis, finding and interpretations. Psychobabble: pseudoscience and quackery covered by a veneer of psychological and scientific sounding language. Promises easy fixes to unhappiness, challenges and problems. Play on love for technology, attracting the consumer.
