PS101 Chapter 1: Chapter 1 - Evolution of Psychology
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Breaking down consciousness into its basic elements. Describing what you feel, see, hear, etc. Not all conscious experiences are the same. Schools of thought battle continues: what is the root cause of behavior: psychoanalytic theory: unconscious determinants of behavior. We are unaware of why we do what we do. Could be unconscious feelings, unconscious thoughts, unconscious desires. Study of observable behavior : vs. unobservable processes like consciousness, observable process (study behavior, behavior: any overt response or activity. Methodology = animal model easier to observe because we can control them: criticism. Animals may not behave the same as humans. Free will is unconscious, therefore not real; behaviors occur due to consequences: humanism: behavior is determined by our unique human qualities. The fact that we can feel and think, not just behave as a function of consequences. Applied psychology: practical applications of psych to everyday problems, ex. Cognitive psychology: mental processes (information processing, memory, brain) as determinants of behavior.
