Posted by John Tchoe on July 06, 19101 at 12:08:44:

In Reply to: Re: Now we're getting somewhere! posted by Noctillucent on July 05, 19101 at 20:18:11:

: I majored in psychology myself.

<JT>I actually wanted to take physics, but...long story short, my parents talked me out of it because they thought it wouldn't take me anywhere. I guess I showed them, huh? :)</JT>

: If I leaned anything, it was that what pes as good psychology is often poor philosophy.

<JT>Are you speaking of Freudian psychology? Cognitive? Behaviorism? I think behaviorism is very useful, particularly in explaining compulsive behavior, but it's incomplete. To deny that we are conscious and self-motivated, simply because these are not directly observable facts, is just plain silly. I'd describe myself as a cognitive-behaviorist.</JT>

: Off for the weekend. Back Monday.

<JT>Hope you have a good one!</JT>

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