Psychology 2035A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Agreeableness, Abraham Maslow, Walter Mischel

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

Document Summary

Conscious - whatever one is aware of at a particular point in time: 2. Preconscious - contains material just beneath the surface of awareness that can be easily retrieved - eg. what you ate for dinner last night: 3. Unconscious - contains thoughts, memories, and desires that are below the surface of conscious awareness but exert great influence on one"s behaviour - eg. forgotten childhood trauma or hidden feelings of hostility towards a parent. Weaning (from breast or bottle) - how caretakers handing feeding experiences is crucial to development. Toilet training - pleasure from bowel movements - societies effort to regulate biological urges. Excessive punishment might produce hostility towards mothers or all women. Could also evolve into anxiety about sexual activities later in life. Oedipal crisis - develop erotically tinged desires for their other sex parent. + feelings of hostility towards same sex parents. Girls - develop penis envy and blame their mother.