PSYCH 1000 Lecture 1: Psychology Notes
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One of the most important goals of general psychology is to provide a basic, state of the art education about psychological science. Amiable skepticism: remain open to new ideas, but be wary. Discussion: people usually fall in love with someone very different from themselves. True: when you burn your hand, the neural information travels from your hand to your brain at nearly the speed of light. False: most people would be willing to administer a near-fatal electrical shock to another pe(cid:396)so(cid:374) , people with one eye can still see in three dimensions. True and false: homosexuality is a mental disorder. False: hypnosis can help witnesses accurately recall a crime scene. False: animals process information in the same way that people do. True: a well-t(cid:396)ai(cid:374)ed ps(cid:455)(cid:272)hologist (cid:272)a(cid:374) dete(cid:396)(cid:373)i(cid:374)e a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)"s hidde(cid:374) p(cid:396)o(cid:271)le(cid:373)s (cid:271)(cid:455) a(cid:374)al(cid:455)zi(cid:374)g his or her dreams. False: split personality is one of the most severe forms of schizophrenia.
