PSYCH101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Extraversion And Introversion, Wilhelm Wundt, Pragmatism

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Gaynor E Spencer

Document Summary

Lewin - gestalt interested in extending it to the way people understand one another. Major assumptions understand what the causes are understand what"s really important the cause is more important than what"s actually happening. Psychology is best understood using the scientific method. People"s thoughts and actions can be understood by observing people we can understand them systematic study produces the fullest understanding set up labs and experiments. Supported that iq variation between races was largely based on genetics. Described two of the five parts of personality; extraversion and neuroticism (e and n from. Did some preliminary work on personality type questionnaires. Psychiatric tradition humanistic approach rejected freudian approach to treating people with medical illness emphasised kindness, listening as the basis of interacting rejected sex and aggression as the basis of humanity. Development of the big 5 model of personality (ocean) openness: conscientiousness extroversion agreeableness neuroticism.