PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Use Case, Reality Principle, Classical Conditioning
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Lecture 2 - chapter 1 & 2 (jan18) Followed an ancient tradition like plato - tried to explain irrational behaviour in terms of inner conflict between different parts of the psyche. Insight: the unconscious, interactionism in development, multiple systems in the psyche. Use case study method - human cognition was governed by unconscious process, belief, desires, and defense mechanism that biased perception and thought. Development was not a matter of either nature or nurture but their interactions various stages. The effects of these interactions could be reflected in different stages of development for different parts of the psyche. These mismatches cause difficulty for the individual. Your childhood experience deeply affect the later relationship. 3 functional systems, they each works according to different principles and motivations - similar to more day dual and triple processing models of cognition. Id - pleasure principle and works largely by association. The ego - reality principle - make use of inferential or logical processes.
