Social psychologists have also sought to determine how being among other people changes our own behavior and patterns of thinking.
Humans are naturally a social species after all
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Specifically, Freud theorized that an individual went through various psychosexual stages of development.
Probably the most notorious theory Freud is known for.
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Cognitive psychologists have research interests that span a spectrum of topics, ranging from attention to problem solving to language to memory.
I'm sure cognitive psychology has become more important as younger people spend many hours online, affecting attention spans. It's a problem that will only get worse too.
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that there are many differences between people in the WEIRD group and people in less industrialized, less urban, and non-Western societies.
The emphasis on individualism in the West in contrast to Eastern societies that have a bigger emphasis on community and filial piety plays a factor in this.
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Noam Chomsky was very influential in the early days of this movement
Fascinating seeming Chomsky's name here
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mind, client-centered therapy involves the patient taking a lead role in the therapy session.
This seems to be how therapy is often portrayed in contemporary media
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Maslow asserted that so long as basic needs necessary for survival were met (e.g., food, water, shelter), higher-level needs (e.g., social needs) would begin to motivate behavior.
Interesting perspective.
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German psychologists
I wonder why so many psychologists originated from Germany
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Freud’s historical significance and contributions to clinical practice merit his inclusion in a discussion of the historical movements within psychology.
Freud is likely the most notable psychologist among the general population, for better or worse
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motivations can cause conflicts that affect behavior,
I think peer pressure
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remained highly subjective, and there was very little agreement between individuals.
There's some irony that the attempt to train people in introspection, the way of examining one's conscious experience objectively, was itself subjective.
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Volkerpsychologie
Folk or people psychology
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used introspection (he called it “internal perception”), a process by which someone examines their own conscious experience as objectively as possible,
I feel like I do this on a near daily basis
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The evaluation of information—assessing its reliability and usefulness— is an important skill in a world full of competing “facts,”
More than ever is this statement true in a digital landscape being inundated with AI and disinformation.
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As a result, psychology is one of the most popular majors on college campuses across the United States
I see that this is quoted from a publication from 2011, so I'd be curious to know if this is still true 14 years later.
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