I had a low belief in rationality and stability, and leaned slightly towards nurture as opposed to nature. Most of the class had a relatively neutral view towards the nature-nurture question, and i do believe that both play an important part in forming a person, but predistposition (genes) can only go so far. I was somewhat surprised that there were some people who believed strongly in the rationality of human beings - in my view, people are often confused about their thoughts, emotions and motivations. There was an overall belief in change, which was possibly suppported rather strongly by personal experience. This belief in the potential for change is rather prevalent in today's world.
Response to the 'Careers in Psychology' video
Psychology covers a multitude of scientific areas studied and fields of application. If I consider pursuing a career in psychology, psychiatry appeals to me the most but psychology as a pure science seems a more interesting branch to look into. Whether or not any of us continue to pursue this area of study in the future, it is evident that what we learn here will be useful.
posted by 미카 @ 5:22 AM
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Sunny. you have summed the discussion and the different views very well. My own opinion about people being irrational has changed in recent year through studying evolutionary psychology as this outlines a deeper logic that people adhere too. Look forward to this in Unit 3.
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