PS101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Ethology, Brain Damage, Doctor Of Psychology
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Discipline concerned w/ behaviour and mental processes; how they"re affected by organism"s physical/mental state and external environment; represented by greek letter psi Pseudoscience covered by veneer of psychological and scientific -sounding language. Critical thinking ability and willingness to assess claims and make objective judgments on basis of well-supported reasons and evidence, rather than emotion/anecdote. Principle of choosing sol"n that accounts for most evidence while making fewest unverified assumptions. Now discredited theory that different brain areas account for specific character and personality traits which can be read from bumps on skull. Emphasized the analysis of immediate experience into basic elements. Theory of personality and method of psychotherapy that emphasizes unconscious motives and conflicts; formulated by sigmund freud. Psychological approach; emphasizes personal growth and achievement of human potential rather than scientific understanding and assessment of behaviour. Psychological approach; analyzes influence of social inequities on gender relations and on behaviour of the two sexes.
