PSY 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Graphology, Unconscious Mind, Neurology

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 110
• Professor: Roderick Gillis

Document Summary

Personality is shaped by nature and nurture. Social psychologists study unstable, situationally induced states. Looked for bumps on heads that would signify personality traits. Was not a psychiatrist: he was a neurologist. Germany childhood experiences (particularly those involving sexual development) are most important for shaping personality. Children are born with only an id when cold. Motivated by pleasure principle: wants food when hungry, warmth. That woman is so hot i want to bang her . That woman is hot, i want to bang her, but i won"t because it"s. I love my wife, i"m not interested in any other women . The (ego) defense mechanisms (expect 3 questions about this) Steal something and get caught, but come up with an excuse. Projection= imagine that your feelings are someone else"s feelings. Accuse someone else of being a racist, when really, you are a racist. Someone insists that you meant something in a conversation when.