PS271 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cultural Psychology, Social Rejection, Psychological Resilience
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Worked on a railroad, got an iron rod blown through his left cheek, the base of his skull, and the front of his brain. He survived could walk, talk, recall events. He changed though his disposition, his likes and dislikes, dreams and aspirations all changed: this suggests that there are deep interconnections between the brain functioning and personality functioning. Temperament = individual differences in mood or quality of emotional response. Four elements of nature were represented in the human body by four humors: blood, black bile, yellow bile, phlegm. Each humor corresponded with a temperament type: sanguine, melancholic, choleric, phlegmatic. Variations in blood, rather than in bodily fluids (greeks), were cause of various temperaments. Tried to locate areas of the brain responsible for emotional and behavioral functioning. He thought there was a relation between personality and bumps on the head.
