PSYCH 2B03 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Anal Stage, Human Nature, Middle Ages
21 Apr 2016
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Non-scientific evaluation: theories, not scientific evidence. Theories difficult to test: postdictive, not predictive, vague, abstract concepts. Personality is what makes for consistency in behavior: interpersonal consistency: someone"s behavior is always consistent. Responsible for individual differences in behavior: why are there different personalities. Personality does not exist: it is a hypothetical construct, doesn"t have physical properties. Perspectives on personality: type theory, limited number of distinct personalities, modern prototype is sheldon"s somatotype theory: where types depend on body structure, emphasis on biological bases of personality, oldest approach, the four humours. Communion: intimacy, union, solidarity with others: hogan: Status/ power seeking: freud"s psychoanalytic theory: Hedonism: why we do the things we do. Main goal of everything we do is to explain pleasure. Sex and aggression: only two sources of pleasure, which lead to libido. All hysteria stems from sexual experience in childhood, including sexual abuse .
