PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Pattern Matching
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Psychology is the study of what makes people tick, the mechanics of the mind. Psychology can help you understand yourself better. The study of the beliefs of certain people. Understanding why people do what they do. Must participate in four studies worth - 4% Fundamental insight #1: reality is a story told to us by our brains. Reality is not as it appears, we go through life thinking we are interacting and perceiving with the real world. In truth, we interact with an interpretation of reality. As an author of a story you can change reality. Our brains are artists, not mirrors; our experiences do not reflect reality but rather a construction, or representation of reality. The construction process involves a lot of guess work filling in the gaps . We are not aware what we are filling these gaps, we do it subconsciously, therefore the truth we think is real is our guesswork.
