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Is this everything you wanted to know about the universe 101?

Is this everything you wanted to know about the universe 101?. No. Psych 100. But it’s the same material. Syllabus highlights. READ ENTIRE SYLLABUS!! You are responsible for ALL information in the syllabus Instructors: Drs. Sommers, Lambert, and Duchek

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Is this everything you wanted to know about the universe 101?

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  1. Is this everything you wanted to know about the universe 101? No. Psych 100. But it’s the same material

  2. Syllabus highlights • READ ENTIRE SYLLABUS!! • You are responsible for ALL information in the syllabus • Instructors: Drs. Sommers, Lambert, and Duchek • Text: Psychology by Peter Gray (5th Edition) • Attendance: You are responsible for everything presented in class: Lectures, films, remarks, jokes, EVERYTHING • Lecture materials will complement but not replace the text. • Large portion of test material will come from information presented only in lecture

  3. Syllabus highlights (cont’d) • Grading • 3 in class exams (multiple choice) – 50 points each • 1 cumulative final exam – 50 points • If score on final is higher than any one of the in class exams • We will replace lowest exam grade with grade on the final • If grade on final is lower than any of the three in class exams • Final will count as just one of the exams • Example: Exam 1 -42, Exam 2 – 40, Exam 3 -37, final -39 • Your exam scores would be added as: • 42+40 +39(replaces 37 on exam 3)+39 (from the final) • Example: Exam 1-42; Exam 2- 40; Exam 3 – 41; Final 39 • Your exam scores would be added as: • 42+40+41+39 • Experiment participation – up to 6 points • Extra credit • 1 point for completing on line course evaluation at end of semester • Can participate in 1 additional hour of research for 1 extra credit point • Total of 208 possible points but final grade based on 206 (extra credit is 2) • See syllabus for points required for each letter grade • THERE WILL BE NO CURVING EXAMS OR FINAL GRADES!

  4. Classroom etiquette • Classroom etiquette • We encourage questions and discussions • Please be respectful of the instructors and other students and avoid disrupting class • Please turn off cell phones, pagers, etc. • NO NEWSPAPERS!

  5. Other information • Please make sure to read the information about research participation. • Note that there are alternatives to research participation • Make sure to check the syllabus regarding grading scale, grade appeals (you have a week after the exam), and final grade determinations. • Note about powerpoint slides • Powerpoint slides are OUTLINES only • Mainly for me • Will post all slides day before the exam

  6. “Psychology” in 1773 • No discipline called Psychology • About 100 years too early • “Psychology” part of Philosophy

  7. Psychology in 2007 • Much broader scope: • Are people more likely to help a stranger when they are alone or with other people? • What areas of the brain are important for memory? • What is the best way to treat psychopathology such as depression and schizophrenia? • How do our cognitive abilities change over time? • Has become a science

  8. Defining and describing psychology • Definition of psychology • Mind • Contents of subjective experience • Behavior • Actions and expressions of thoughts and feelings

  9. Evolution of Psychology • Why study the history of Psychology? • How did Psychology become the SCIENCE of behavior and experiences • Battle of the “Schools” • Arguments over approaches • Arguments over content • Agree that need to apply scientific principles

  10. Structuralism – First school of Psychology Wilhelm Wundt • Founded by Wilhelm Wundt • 1879 Leipzig Germany • Basic ideas of Structuralism • Example: How long does it take to make a decision?

  11. Functionalism William James • William James major proponent • Date founded • Major influence • Basic ideas • Compare example (how long it takes to make a decision) with structuralism

  12. The Behaviorists John Watson B. F. Skinner • Founded by Watson around 1913 • Psychology should be science of behavior • Subjective experience? • Introspection? • Predict and control behavior • Operational definitions • Few simple rules explain all behavior

  13. Controlling Behavior

  14. Psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud • Most identified with Sigmund Freud • Direct reaction to the behaviorists • Essential to study “unobservable events” • Want to study the mind not just behavior • Importance of unconsciousness (imagine the behaviorists) • How is unconscious revealed?

  15. Battle of the Schools • Structuralism/Wundt • Functionalism/James • Behaviorism/Watson/Skinner • Psychoanalysis/Freud

  16. The Schools today • Structuralism and Functionalism • Behaviorism • Psychoanalysis

  17. Some of the big debates I: Mind-body problem Pineal gland • Renee Descartes • Proposes dual nature of humans • Role of pineal gland • Central to all of the approaches we will look at

  18. Big debates 2 - empiricists vs. nativists • Empiricists – • Nativists • Today debate is known as nature vs. nurture • Example: intelligence

  19. Multiple Personality Video

  20. Applying different approaches to multiple personality • Approach of physiological psychologist • Approach of behavioral psychologist • Approach of cognitive psychologis

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