PSYCH101 Lecture : Psych 101 Lecture 1 Notes The first lecture notes

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16 Oct 2011

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University of Waterloo

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Psychology

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PSYCH101

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Richard Ennis

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A person"s behaviour is influenced by their environment and own personal characteristics which will dictate the outcome. The answer to a person"s actions lies within the unconscious mind. Accepted by the general populace until the mid 1900s. Though widely discredited today, freud"s analyses gives birth to more humane treatments of mental disorders. Started by john watson and bf skinner. Made more use of the scientific approach. Grains credibility and eventually majority in academia and the populace. Believed that the same principles applied to human and animal psyche. Studied the way people think and how thoughts affect behaviour. Under behaviourists and cognitists, psychology flourishes with the use of the scientific approach. Looking at how everything works together instead of at different parts. The unifying psychology school that incorporates biological, behavioural and cognitive. Yogi berra you can see a lot just by looking. By observing, theories about correlations can be constructed.

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Professor Abel views the causes of schizophrenia as strictly biological, while Professor Worth sees the causes as completely environmental. Both are wrong. Why? A) the causes of abnormal behaviour are best described at the psychological level B) the causes of abnormal behaviour are best described in terms of psychodynamic principles C) interaction must be considered—both levels are likely involved and each influence the other D) there are no known explanations for schizophrenia. E) B & D are correct

3. Professor Abel views the causes of schizophrenia as strictly biological, while Professor Worth sees the causes as completely environmental. Both are wrong. Why? A) the causes of abnormal behaviour are best described at the psychological level B) the causes of abnormal behaviour are best described in terms of psychodynamic principles C) interaction must be considered—both levels are likely involved and each influence the other D) there are no known explanations for schizophrenia. E) B & D are correct

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12. You are listening to a psychologist describe his view of human nature. He uses terms like "free will", "choice" and the "search for meaning". This illustrates which of the major perspectives on psychology? A) humanistic B) behavioural C) cognitive D) psychodynamic E) socio-cultural

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