PSYC 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Edward B. Titchener, Emic And Etic, Behaviorism
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The scientific study of the mind, brain, and behavior. Psychological influences are rarely independent of each other. Individual differences in thinking, emotion, personality, and behavior. People influence each other makes psychology more complicated. Reciprocal determinism: people mutually influence each other"s behavior. Behavior is influenced by culture allows for generalizations to be drawn on human nature. Emic approach to psychology: investigators study the behavior of a culture from the perspective of a native or insider. Etic approach to psychology: investigators study the behavior of a culture from the perspective of an outsider. Common sense: our gut instinct about how the world works. Na ve realism: the belief that we see the world precisely as it is: seeing is believing . Begins with empiricism the premise that knowledge should initially be acquired through observation: observations must stand up to rigorous examination to be used.
