PS101 Lecture : INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY.docx
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Psychology comes into play as a discipline 1879. There are no single causes for human behavior. Mind is infinitely complex, brain can measure neurons, etc (billions of neurons interacting) Should we be deceiving in how we study individuals. No one can be violated no matter how noble your goals. Never can you use or exploit a human for the sake of any goal no matter how noble. Bon heffer part of group that wanted to murder hitler, ultimately a consequentialist. Could be seen as a greater good. Deontologist would argue the opposite, never exploit a human being no matter how noble your goals. Physician by the name of goldberger, was given task of why pellagra was still such a dread disease (deterioration, diarrhea, rash) Goldberger 1941 was given task, go to deep south study orphanages, study mental hospitals, see the growth and course pellagra takes.
