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The
most ‘important and greatest puzzle’ we face as humans is ourselves
(Boring, 1950, p. 56). Humans are a puzzle – one that is complex, subtle
and multi-layered, and it gets even more complicated as we evolve over
time and change in different contexts.
When answering the question ‘What makes us who we are?’, psychologists
put forward a range of explanations about why people feel, think and
behave the way they do. Just when psychologists seem to understand one
bit of ‘who we are’, up pops some new evidence to show a different side!
It is not easy to pin down all the many influences.
This course is part of a collection
This course is part of a collection of courses called Social care and psychology. There are 5 courses in this collection so you may find other courses here that maybe of interest to you.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- analyse a range of factors within and outside individuals which influence mind and behaviour
- consider multiple influences in case studies
- describe the way that influences are interlinked in complex ways
- discuss the multiple factors involved in what makes us happy.
Course dates:
First Published 27/07/2017.
Updated 22/09/2017