PSY 103 Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology Module 1.1
9 Mar 2017
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Behavior can be affected by location, gender, culture, etc. Key is to know what it depends on. Psychology progressing slower in areas such as emotion and personality. Progressing fastest in areas such as sensory processes, learning, memory. (cid:862)co(cid:374)fide(cid:374)(cid:272)e i(cid:374) the (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)lusio(cid:374)s should depe(cid:374)d o(cid:374) the stre(cid:374)gth of the e(cid:448)ide(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:863) Many conclusions are based on confident opinions rather than strong evidence. Scientists assume determinism: the idea that everything that happens has a cause, or determinant, that someone could observe or measure. Free will: the belief that (cid:271)eha(cid:448)ior is (cid:272)aused (cid:271)(cid:455) a perso(cid:374)"s i(cid:374)depe(cid:374)de(cid:374)t de(cid:272)isio(cid:374)s. Many psychologists claim that free will is an illusion. People have have will (ability to make choices) but our will is a product of our heredity and experiences. If our actions have a cause, they should be predictable. Predictions will not be 100% correct because of different factors that could affect our actions. Mind-brain problem: philosophical question of how experience relates to the brain.
