PSYC02H3 Chapter 1: Chapter One - Stanovich (How to Think Straight About Psychology)
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How to think straight about psychology (ninth edition) final exam notes. Chapter one: psychology is alive and well (and doing fine among the sciences) Freud along with pop psychology presented in the media, largely defines psychology in the public mind. Modern psychology is not obsessed with the ideas sigmund fredu, nor largely defined by them. Freud"s method of investigation are completely unrepresentative of how modern psychologists conduct their research. Freud built an elaborate theory on a database (case studies and introspection) that was not enough to support it. Familiarity with freud"s style of work can be a significant impediment to the understanding of modern psychology. There"s a great diversity of content and perspective in modern psychology, which reduces the coherence of psychology as a discipline. Understanding that psychology is composed of an incredibly wide and diverse set of investigations is critical to an appreciation of the nature of the discipline.
