PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes -Thalamus, Inferiority Complex, Conscientiousness
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Suggestion that we can inherit personality traits of our parents. Psychology studies how and why we think, feel, and act as we do. Introspection looking inward, report elements of life experience, what are their immediate sensations, and feelings: required smart, verbal people. Until the 1920s, psychology was defined as the science of mental life . 1920s 1960s; john b watson defined psychology as the scientific study of observable behaviour . Behaviorism psychology should be: 1) an objective science that, 2) studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most research psychologists agree with 1) but not 2) Humanistic psychology historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual"s potential for personal growth. Cognitive neuroscience the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language) Psychology definition science of behavior and mental process.