PSYCHOLOGY

I’M AS CLUELESS AS YOU

WHAT IS
PSYCHOLOGY?
CLICHÉ QUESTION NO. 1
Neuropsychology Child psychology
Aviation psychology Clinical psychology
Cognitive psychology Consumer psychology
Comparitive psychology Community psychology
Cross-Culture psychology Developmental psychology
Rehabilitation psychology Educational psychology
School psychology Engineering psychology
Social psychology Forensic psychology
Spiritual psychology Gero psychology
Sport psychology Health psychology
Military psychology Industrial psychology
Transpersonal psychology Organizational psychology
Applied Behaviour Analysis Media psychology
MISCONCEPTIONS
CLICHÉ QUESTION NO. 2
• Psychology is a straightforward science
• Psychology is brought about solely by excessive thought
• Basic psychology is just honing ones ‘common sense’
• Everyone who studies psychology can become a therapist
• Reading people is an inherent part of psychology
• Psychologist, psychoanalyst, psychotherapist, philosopher these words are
essentially identical
• All dreams have a deeper meaning
HOW TO READ
PEOPLE
CLICHÉ QUESTION NO. 3
SOMEONE REMIND ME TO TALK ABOUT PRIMING
SAIGON 1965
A story of misjudgement

THE CARDIAC CONUNDRUM

When more is less

SPAGHETTI SAUCE
When more is……. more
 LIE SPOTTING

• Look for verbal dodging, a dislodged communication.

• Too much detail, Too little detail
• Chronology of the story
• Body Language (Here’s another misconception)
• The element of surprise
• Attitude
• Contempt
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HOW TO STUDY
PSYCHOLOGY?
THESE SLIDES TAKE WAY TOO MUCH EFFORT
THE 3 STAGES OF GOING CRAZY

• Videos, cause we’re all mindless apes

• Books cause videos aren’t good enough

• Observe people, where knowledge lends itself to reality

• Talk to strangers, don’t argue, don’t debate, listen more than talk, learn
what they have to say, learn your differences, find what you’ve learnt in their

words, actions, behaviour, that’s why you’re here.

THE SOCIETY
ARGUMENT
I’M RUNNING OUR OF THINGS TO SAY
THE SHIP OF
THESEUS
SOMETHING TO TICKLE THE BRAIN
Thank you