PSYC 2000 Lecture : 8 25 16 Psychology Notes
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Psychology: scientific study of behavior and mental processes. *latent constructs: can"t observe how you"re feeling, so ask you how you"re feeling. He attempted to bring objectivity/ measurement in psych. Objective introspection: internally think about how something feels, but not for your own person, do it objectively. Interaction between the psychical word and their connections to our conscious experience. Introspection of thoughts as well as physical objects. Vegetable soup, take all the components of the soup (water, salt, carrots, peas, etc. ) as you try each ingredient one by one, in doing that could you actually understand what my vegetable soup tastes like. Founded functionalism: how the mind allows people to work, play, and adapt to new circumstances. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts . Studied consciousness by trying to understand its smaller, most basic elements. Worked with patients whose complaints had no identifiable psychical cause.
