Psychology 2035A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Sigmund Freud, Raymond Cattell, Psychodynamics

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Matthew Maxwell Smith

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Gordon allport to 16 basic dimensions of personality. 2. 2 psychodynamic perspectives: psychodynamic theories include all the diverse theories descended from the sigmund. Pavlov"s classical conditioning: classical conditioning is a type of learning in which a neutral stimulus acquires the capacity to evoke a response that was originally evoked by another stimulus. This is why he called his approach a person-centered theory. The healthy personality: people with healthy personalities are self-actualizing people because of their commitment to personal growth they are tuned into reality, at peace with themselves, open, spontaneous, and sensitive to others. Evaluating humanistic perspectives: poor testability too hard to put to scientific test, concepts hard to measure, unrealistic view of human nature overly optimistic about human nature, inadequate evidence based on uncontrolled observations in clinical settings. In twin studies researcher"s asses hereditary influence by comparing the resemblance of identical twins and fraternal twins on a trait.