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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (7th Ed)

Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (7th Ed). Prologue: The Story of Psychology James A. McCubbin, PhD Clemson University Worth Publishers. Prologue: Psychology’s Roots. Prescientific Psychology Is the mind connected to the body or distinct?

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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (7th Ed)

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  1. Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (7th Ed) Prologue: The Story of Psychology James A. McCubbin, PhD Clemson University Worth Publishers Prologue Psyc 100 2004

  2. Prologue: Psychology’s Roots Prescientific Psychology • Is the mind connected to the body or distinct? • Are ideas inborn or is the mind a blank slate filled by experience? Prologue Psyc 100 2004

  3. Prologue: Psychology’s Roots Prologue Psyc 100 2004

  4. Prologue: Psychology’s Roots • Psychological Science Is Born • Empiricism • Knowledge comes from experience via the senses • Science flourishes through observation and experiment Prologue Psyc 100 2004

  5. Prologue: Psychology’s Roots • Wilhelm Wundt opened the first psychology laboratory at the University of Liepzig (c. 1879) Prologue Psyc 100 2004

  6. Prologue: Psychology’s Roots • Structuralism used introspection (looking in) to explore the elemental structure of the human mind Prologue Psyc 100 2004

  7. Prologue: Psychology’s Roots • Functionalism focused on how behavioral processes function- how they enable organism to adapt, survive, and flourish Prologue Psyc 100 2004

  8. Prologue: Psychology’s Roots • Psychological Science Develops • Wundt--German philosopher and physiologist • James--American philosopher • Pavlov--Russian physiologist • Freud--Austrian physician • Piaget--Swiss biologist Prologue Psyc 100 2004

  9. Prologue: Psychology’s Roots • Figure 1- British Psychological Society membership Prologue Psyc 100 2004

  10. Prologue: Psychology’s Roots • Definition of Psychology • The science of behavior (what we do) and mental processes (sensations, perceptions, dreams, thoughts, beliefs, and feelings) Prologue Psyc 100 2004

  11. Prologue: Contemporary Psychology • Psychology’s Big Issues • Nature-nurture controversy • the relative contribution that genes and experience make to development of psychological traits and behaviors Prologue Psyc 100 2004

  12. Prologue: Contemporary Psychology • Natural selection • principle that those inherited trait variations contributing to survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations Prologue Psyc 100 2004

  13. Prologue: Contemporary Psychology • Psychology’s Perspectives Prologue Psyc 100 2004

  14. Prologue: Contemporary Psychology • Psychology’s Perspectives • A lot depends on your viewpoint Prologue Psyc 100 2004

  15. Prologue: Contemporary Psychology • Psychology’s Subfields • Basic Research • Biological psychologists explore the links between brain and mind • Developmental psychologists study changing abilities from womb to tomb • Cognitive psychologists study how we perceive, think, and solve problems Prologue Psyc 100 2004

  16. Prologue: Contemporary Psychology • Psychology’s Subfields • Basic Research • Personality psychologists investigate our persistent traits • Social psychologists explore how we view and affect one another Prologue Psyc 100 2004

  17. Prologue: Contemporary Psychology • Psychology’s Subfields • Applied Research • Industrial/organizational psychologists study and advise on behavior in the workplace • Clinical psychologists study, assess, and treat people with psychological disorders Prologue Psyc 100 2004

  18. Prologue: Contemporary Psychology • Psychiatry • A branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders • Practiced by physicians who sometimes use medical (for example, drug) treatments as well as psychotherapy Prologue Psyc 100 2004

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