Post on 28-Dec-2021
Early Psychology was the study of M___ P___;
eventually Psychology focused on O____ behaviour
• Mental Processes • Observing/observable
behaviour
The definition of Psychology is a study of
B_____ & M____ processes
• Behaviour and Mental processes
What are the 3 Big Issues in Psychology?
1. Nature versus Nurture 2. Rationality versus Irrationality 3. Stability versus Change
Did Aristotle & John Locke think that intelligence & knowledge was
gained through your genes or through your environment?
Nature or Nurture?
• Nurture
Evolutionary Psychology focuses on humans
inheriting traits or actions in order to
be what?
• Successful or the “fittest”
Darwin’s Evolutionary ideas are that we have environmentally
adaptive traits. Is this Nature or Nurture?
• Nature
The Social-Cultural perspective of psychology
addresses How a person’s customs, politics, and economy influence their behaviour