PSYC 1010 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Cognitive Psychology, Behaviorism

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Ronald Sheese

Document Summary

Most of academic psychology is concerned with processes perception, cognition, development and learning. But the study of personality promises to put all these together to help us to understand individuals. The science of personality has largely and mistakenly confined its attention to what goes on inside the person instead of examining the social context in which personal action arises. It is based on the assumption of cartesian dualism: that we can separate mind from body and search for cognitions, constructs, traits and schemas inside us to find the causes of behaviour. Person-world dualism society is seen as external to the person and influencing in some way the interior life of individuals. Greek persona, refers properly to our appearance to others, whereas things appear differently to actors themselves, providing us with a perspective of the self . Underlying both perceptions is the actor"s character", a source of behaviour, emotions and beliefs.