PSYCH 7A Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Googie Architecture, Relationship Counseling, Confirmation Bias
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Dr. phil is popular bc of the media. Marriage counseling / addiction help / therapy. Psychology: the scientific study of behavior and mental process. Behavior is visible talking or walking , etc. Mental process is invisible thinking or dreaming , etc. Psychology is a science bc it uses systematic methods and theories can be tested. People usually use their common sense and intuitions when trying to understand people"s behaviors unreliable af. Not reliable bc we have a limited number of experiences and we don"t know all the information. Or we can just be hella wrong \_( )_/ . So basically you"re sitting in a room with some other people but you hear a woman scream. Most people think that they will help sike they don"t so your intuitions are. Critical thinking: the ability to systematically and objectively evaluate info using good evidence. They always ask why like an annoying af 4 y/o. Sometimes people are biased incorrect conclusions.
