PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Self-Actualization, Unconscious Mind, Behaviorism
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Studying the brain(not structural) and human behavior, why, how and think, its the study of how we are similar to each other. The scientific study of behavior and mental processes and how they are affected by an organism"s physical, mental state and external environment. There are many perspectives on the field of psychology. Emphasizes the physiological bases of behavior as key to understanding the human existences. Humanistic focuses on learned observable behaviors w an absence of cognition. Emphasizes mental processes such as thinking, remembering, problem solving, lang and decision making. Cross-cultural focuses on similarities and differences of behavior across cultures. May be mixed w another perspective mentioned takes the processes of evolution and applies them to psychological phenomena(how do people adapt) Behaviors exist b/c they serve evo funct. Motivation"s role on thought and behavior emphasized. Self actualization and other self concepts in this approach. Role of unconscious mind, early childhood and interpersonal relationships key here.
