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What is Psychology( Discipline)
a major of subject study
What is Psychology?(Science)
a method of conducting research and understanding behavioral data
What is Psycholog?(Profession)
calling that requires one to apply knowledge to solve human problems
Definition of Psychology
Scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Study of psychological, social biological processes related to behavior
What are the four goals of psychology?
1)Describe
2)Interpret
3) Predict
4) Ultimately Control
Mention 9 research areas in psychology
1)Physiological - understand neuromechanics through manipulation of the brain (can only be done in animals)
2)Psychometrics: measuring mental capacities
3)Experimental: apply experimental processes to understand the human brain
4)Cognitive: how we think, how we remeber things
5)Personality
6)Developmental - human development
7)Social: influence social environment on your behavior
8)Educational : how people learn
9)Health: how pychological factors influence health
What are the seven unifying themes of psychology?
1)Psychological is empirical
2)Psychology is theoretically diverse
3)Psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context
4)Behavior is determined by multiple causes
5)Behavior is shaped by cultural heritgae
6) Heredity and environment jointly influence behavior
7)People’s experience of the world is highly subjective
Who is known as the father of Psychology
Wihelm Wundt
Name the contribution of Wihelm Wundst (Contribution, school, and technique)
First lab and journal for psychology
School of Structuralism
Technique: introspection (observe ones owns experiences)
What was the school of William James and explain
Functionalism
Study function, purpose of mind rather than the structure
Compare and Contrast Structuralism and Functionalism
**Structuralism - analyze consciousness into its basic elements
Introspection: systematic observation of ones own conscious experience
**Functionalism - investigate the function or purpose of consciousness
“Look at the big picture”
Think of William James, what is the purpose of consciousness and behavior?
1) Survival - Natural selection (function of perceived fear)
2) Ongoing process so we can’t take it apart to exam
What was the school of thought of Sigmund Freud
Psychoanalysis - unconscious is the true physical reality
Who was John B. Watson
Father of Behaviorism and most important influence on Psychology until the 1950s
Did John B Watson agree with Freud’s theories? Why or why not?
DIsagree, because he thought that we cannot study unconsciousness since it is something we can’t see
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What was BF Skinner school of thought
Radical Behaviorism: no free will since we repeat behaviour that was once reinforced ( we are influenced by consequence of our behavior
Describe Carl Rogers school of thought
Humanistic Approach -Our behavior is controlled by our self concept. We all want to reach our full potential
Name 3 women pioneers in psychology
1) Mary Whiton Calkins
2) Margaret Floy Washburn
3) Leta Stetter Hollingworth
Time Frames and Perspectives – Psychoanalytic (Time period)
1900- present
Time Frames and Perspectives – Psychoanalytic (Principal Contributors)
1)SIgmund Freud
2) Carl Jung
3) Alfred Adler
Time Frames and Perspectives – Psychoanalytic (Subject Matter)
Unconscious determinants of behavior
Time Frames and Perspectives – Psychoanalytic (Basic Premise)
Unconscious motives and experiences in early childhood govern personality and mental disorder
Time Frames and Perspectives – Behavioral
(Time and Contributors)
1913 - Present
John B Watson
Ivan Pavlov
B.F. Skinner
Time Frames and Perspectives – Behavioral
(Subject Matter)
Effects of environment on the overt behavior of humans and animals
