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Chapter 1, Section 2. A Brief History of Psychology Mr. Young 1 st and 6 th Period. Essential Question. Has the field of Psychology evolved over time and if it has, what has lead to this process?. I CAN:. Explain important trends in the history of Psychology
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Chapter 1, Section 2 A Brief History of Psychology Mr. Young 1st and 6th Period
Essential Question • Has the field of Psychology evolved over time and if it has, what has lead to this process?
I CAN: • Explain important trends in the history of Psychology • Identify various approaches to the study of Psychology • Analyze why Sigmund Freud smoked cigars • List and Explain the major reasons why most Psychologists had cool facial hair
The Origins of Psychology • Phrenology- practice of examining bumps on a person’s skull to determine that persons intellect and character trait • Psychology has molded from other sciences
Phrenology Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80dZ71Km6_g&feature=related • 3:30 minutes • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nck46Bzt2c • 1:20 movie clip
Historical Approaches • Structuralism • Functionalism • Inheritable Traits • Gestalt Psychology
1) Structuralism • A psychologist who studied the basic elements that make up conscious mental experiences • Wundt developed introspection, a method of self-observation in which participants report their thoughts and feelings
2) Functionalism • William James, taught at Harvard • Father of Psychology in America • Study how animals and people adapt to their environments
Psychology 101 Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW6nm69Z_IE • 1:10 min
3) Inheritable Traits • Sir Francis Galton • Understand how heredity influences a person’s abilities, characters, and behavior • A person’s heredity and environment interact to influence intelligence • Helped to create modern personality and IQ tests
Inheritable traits video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP27i05-vTg • 1:30 min
4) Gestalt Psychology • “Whole Pattern” means Gestalt • Argued that perception is more than the sum of its parts. • Forerunner for cognitive approaches to the study of psychology
Gestalt Theory • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxKcpfFvuf8 • 4:14 minutes
Contemporary Approaches • Psychoanalytic • Behavioral • Humanistic • Cognitive • Biological • Sociocultural Approach
1) Psychoanalytic • Sigmund Freud, more interested in unconscious mind • Believe that the unconscious mind controls your behavior • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUB85lSj4pM • 2:30 min
Talking Theory Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZq_U2hbnvs • Big Bang Theory (1:45 min)
2) Behavioral • Ivan Pavlov, John B. Watson, B.F. Skinner • When you investigate observable behavior • Skinner- Reinforcement, response to behavior that will increase likelihood or repeated behavior
Ivan Pavlov Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMJJpbRx_O8&feature=related • 1:50 min • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhqumfpxuzI • 3:55 min
B.F. Skinner Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_ctJqjlrHA • 3:58 min • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy_mIEnnlF4 • Sheldon and Penny on Big Bang Theory • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWyZHSZf3TM • Sheldon and Penny 2
3) Humanistic • Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers • Each person has freedom in directing his or her future and potential to develop • Emphasizes personal growth
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKVULQ_S70Q&feature=fvwrel • 1 min
4) Cognitive • Jean Piaget, Norm Chomsky • Concerned with how thinking processes, such as intelligence and problem solving, can be used to deal with problems or to develop a healthy personality
5) Biological • Biological factors influence our behavior • Modern PET, MRI scans • Genetic factors influence a wide range of human behaviors
6) Sociocultural • Studies the social and cultural influence on behavior • Way we think, feel, behave may be linked to culture • Also concerned with issue of gender and socioeconomic status