PSYC 1101 Lecture Notes - Clinical Psychology, Statistical Inference, Dissociative Identity Disorder
31 Jan 2014
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Psychology- the study of behavior and mental processes. Problems to be studied or methods of research. The systematic study of behavior and mental processes. Used introspection to understand the nature of consciousness and immediate experience. Consciousness not to be explained by looking at the parts. The sum of the whole is greater than its parts this was a retort or criticism of structuralism not a model! The model was changed in light of this. Went from what are the pieces? to why do we need them? . Went from what are we? to why are we? . Disagreed with structuralism and functionalism too subjective there was a systematic shift in psych at this point only study observable behavior. No reason to ask why are we or how . Ideas that have fallen out over the years. Theory of personality, development, mental illness, and treatment. There is something in the middle (response time) A question or belief you want to test.
