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Unit1, Chapter 1, Section 1

Explore the scientific study of behavior and mental processes in psychology, including physiological and cognitive aspects. Learn about the goals of psychology, how to describe, explain, predict, and influence behavior. Understand the scientific basis of psychology and the use of the scientific method in research.

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Unit1, Chapter 1, Section 1

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  1. Unit1, Chapter 1, Section 1 Why Study Psychology? Mr. Young 1st and 6th periods

  2. Why Study Psychology • Physiological- having to do with an organism’s physical processes (eating, sleeping, moving) • Cognitive- having to do with an organism’s thinking and understanding (feelings, emotions)

  3. Overview of Psychology • Psychology- scientific study of behavior and mental processes • Can involve both animals and humans • Some believe you should only study what you can see, others believe that you need what you cant see as well

  4. The Goals of Psychology • Broken down into four different ideas • Describe • Explain • Predict • Influence behavior

  5. Description • First goal, must describe or gather information about behavior being studied and present what is known

  6. Explanation • Explain why people or animals behave as they do • Hypothesis- assumption or prediction about behavior that is tested through scientific research • Theory- complex explanation based on findings from hypothesis

  7. Prediction • Will use different hypothesis and theories to predict human or animal behavior • Will study descriptive and theoretical accounts of the past to try and explain future behavior

  8. Influence • Basic science- the pursuit of knowledge about natural phenomena for its own sake • Applied science- discovering ways to use scientific findings to accomplish practical goals

  9. Learning Different Perspectives • Look at this picture from Rene Magrittes called The Human Condition

  10. Wilhelm Wundt and SM

  11. The Scientific Basis of Psychology • Also use the scientific method, identify specific problems or questions, formulate a hypothesis, collect data through observations and experiments, and analyze the data • Wilhelm Wundt- created first psychological lab in Germany, 1879 • Called procedure “introspection” or what we know as scientific method

  12. Scientific Method

  13. Scientific Method Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV8lSmIo4Ac

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