PSY 102 Final: Introduction to Psychology I - complete course notes

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It is a popular belief that psychology focuses primarily on the effects of childhood experiences (freud), romantic relationships and self-help issues (counselling), and the treatment of disorders. The much wider focus of psychology is actually on research in neuroanatomy, brain physiology, memory, problem solving, language, etc. Mostly concerning people without any discernible disorders. Psychology"s claim to have a scientific basis/perspective has had to be fought for it is seen at best as a soft science. Science is not a body of information it is a method of figuring out how something works - the universe, one"s mind, the human body, etc. Communalism a sharing of findings and information. Disinterestedness a drive to find truths, rather than proof of being right. Scepticism, empiricism, precision need for hard evidence and proof, data-base. Creativity, productivity, publicity new innovations and theories. Predict what"s likely to happen to a subject with a factor, given what is already known.