PSYCH101 Lecture Notes - Unconscious Mind, American Psychological Association, Psychoanalysis
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Examples of the effects of our environment on our behavior: Heat; no matter how motivated you are, chances are if you are unbearably hot you will lose energy and in turn be less motivated. Other people; it can go more than one way. If there is a crowd watching you rather than no one, you can either be much more motivated and more willing to work harder, or you can become shy and less likely to perform. The abcs of psychology: a- affect (emotions, feelings, moods, b- behavior (actions, c- cognitive (thought processes, reasoning, decision making) You cannot gain a clear assessment of anything without observing all three components. Perspectives of psychology: psychodynamic --> the place to look for an understanding of human actions and behaviors is inside the person (in the unconscious mind). A cognitive person would look over their thoughts and their reactions, rather than losing this information as a behavioralist might.