PSYC 3305- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 47 pages long!)

• School: Mount Royal University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3305
• Professor: Tamara Jenkins

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Psyc 3305 lecture 1 notes introduction to psychology. Lobotomy: the creator was hailed as a hero because of this surgery as a solution to the problem of mental illness, was later found to be a barbaric, and rather unsuccessful, surgical procedure. Where do we start: psychology is the study of the psyche or mind. How do we study the history of psychology: fa(cid:272)tors to (cid:272)o(cid:374)sider duri(cid:374)g the study of psy(cid:272)hology"s history, perspective, focus. Is history truth: no, any history is not the whole truth, a good history is grounded in evidence and attempts to minimize bias and error. Limitations of source material: lost/destroyed material, suppressed material, material distorted in translation, mistranslations in free association, self-serving data, ki(cid:374)(cid:374)er"s (cid:271)iography about his studious education. Recurring themes in psychology: free will, determinism: all behaviour is caused, mind and body, monism: there is o(cid:374)ly o(cid:374)e reality or (cid:862)thi(cid:374)g(cid:863, materialists matter is the only reality.