PSY 120 Chapter Notes -Wilhelm Wundt, Wilhelm Reich, Phallic Stage
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Chapter 1: top down knowledge- info sent to the government. Psychology- behavior and mental processes and how they are affected in physical, mental state and external environment. Psychobabble- things that sound scientific but are false and babble. Critical thinking- making judgments on the basis of reason and evidence: ask, define, examine, analyze, no emotions, don"t oversimplify, consider other interpretations, and tolerate uncertainty. Phrenology- not believed any more, different brain areas account for different traits. Wilhelm wundt- structuralism, you can study experience if you break it down, asked to inspect content of thoughts. Structuralism- analysis of experience into elements- what of mental contents . William james- functionalism, disagreed with wundt, mind can not be broken down, how mind function- not structure, how mind works . Functionalism- function or purpose of behavior or consciousness. Biological- bodily events and changes with actions, feelings and thoughts. Evolutionary- evolution of human explains commonalities, and areas of behavior.
