Unit 1 Intro To Psychology PDF
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These are notes for an introductory psychology unit, covering biological, psychological, and social factors. Key topics include genetics, depression, eating disorders, influence, advertising, and the history of psychology including figures like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
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Unit 1 Intro To Psychology Bio/Psycho/Social BIO PSYCHO SOCIAL Genetics Depression Eating Disorder Metabolism Anxiety...
Unit 1 Intro To Psychology Bio/Psycho/Social BIO PSYCHO SOCIAL Genetics Depression Eating Disorder Metabolism Anxiety Influence Cravings Eating Disorder Advertising Medication Dysmorphia Peers What is Psychology Study of how an individual thinks, feels, and acts Socrates - Teacher - Believed in Nature over Nurture, Dualism, and that mind is separate from body Plato - Student of Socrates - Believed the same as Socrates Plato - Now teacher, taught Aristotle same concepts as Socrates Aristotle - Student - Believed opposite of Plato, he was a monist, believed the soul nor the psyche can exist apart from the body Aristotle formulated a theory of motivation in terms of pleasure and pain Rene Descartes - A dualist - Believed in nature and how does the mind and body communicate Francis Bacon - Founder of modern science, confirms our beliefs, neglected those who proved wrong John Locke - Believed in blank slates - Believed in nurture Empiricism - The view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should Psychology doesn't become a science and study until the mid 1800s Wilhelm Wundt is first person to call himself a psychologist - Believed in socialism
