PSYCH211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Georg Simmel, Psych, Speech-Language Pathology
27 May 2014
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Na ve psychology: special concepts to explain human behaviour. Na ve psych vs. na ve physics: fundamental difference how they explain behaviour, causes behaviour/motion of animates: beliefs, goals. Prof crosses the stage to get to podium because he wants to change slide. The goal is the cause of the action but you can"t see goals: causes of behaviour/motion of inanimates: external forces. Crosses because motion was caused by something else. Ball didn"t move because it had a goal. A problem: we can"t see inside objects! How can we tell what"s animate and what"s not: heider and simmel, got us to describe shapes with attributes and traits. Goals: big triangle wants to harm small triangle and circle small triangle and circle know that tries to hide and protect themselves. Na ve psychology: a set of mental tools designed to explain behaviour (of self and of others, key concepts: goal and belief.
