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Psych 1010 1st Edition Lecture 1Outline of Last Lecture I. Persons and CausesOutline of Current Lecture II. Frustrations with PsychologyA. LanguageB. Things are ComplexC. Psychologists disagreeIII. Psychologists DisagreeA. personsB. causesC. variablesCurrent LectureII. Frustrations with psychologyA. Language. Frustrations with psychology are often caused by the misunderstanding of the complex language that psychologists use. They do not give direct answers so people are often frustrated.B. Psychologists say “things are complex” as to mean that the problem has a type of complexity that cannot be explained. This does not mean that there is not an order. Diagnosing relationships and people is very complex. It is hard to understand that they cannot give right or wrong answers, but they can work with patientsovertime tocome up with a solution. C. Psychologists Disagree. There are 3 things that contribute to this; persons, causes, and the scientific method.III. Psychologists DisagreeA. Persons: Psychologists cannot define persons in a way in which they agree. There are beliefs that life begins at conception, and others that it begins at birth. Controversies over abortion and euthanasia reflect the disagreements about persons. Since different psychologists define persons differently, they are experts in different things. B. Causes: A cause is the antecedent that leads to a consequence. Psychologists disagree on causes because variables vary.C. Variables: A variable is anything that can vary. Variables vary between persons and within persons. Gender (male and female) is a variable. 1. The amount of sex hormones that are circulating in male and female bodies varies. 2. The amount of love that one receives throughout life varies among people. 3. Self-conflicts among persons are variables. Some people have very high self-confidence while others havenone at all. 4. Political affiliation is a


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