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The Field of psychology

The Field of psychology. Chapter 1. “real psychology”. Handwriting experiment Neat: follow directions well, ask questions Sloppy: don’t follow directions or ask questions Accuracy of predictions? Scientific evidence to support claims?. What is psychology?.

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The Field of psychology

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  1. The Field of psychology Chapter 1

  2. “real psychology” • Handwriting experiment • Neat: follow directions well, ask questions • Sloppy: don’t follow directions or ask questions • Accuracy of predictions? • Scientific evidence to support claims?

  3. What is psychology? • Scientific study of mental processes and behavior (How does the brain work?) • Psychologists use “theories” (ideas) to create experiments

  4. Cool questions • Claim? • Objective evidence for and against claim? • Other interpretations of evidence? • Logical conclusion?

  5. Types of Psychology • Research- study origin, cause, results of behavior • Done in a laboratory • Applied- make use of research found • Done in the real world

  6. jobs • Chart on page 4

  7. Psychology and cars • Design a car that will implement the following goals: • Increase alertness • Improve reaction time • Get people to wear seatbelts • Get people to obey traffic laws • Make long-distance trips more comfortable • Eliminate drunk driving

  8. History of psychology • Darwin- animals and humans adapt to fit surroundings • Survival of the fittest • Others perform same/similar behavior to survive • Wundt- “Father of Psychology” • First laboratory to study humans • Break down the human mind as we break down parts of other things • Introspection- describing thoughts, feelings • Objective- giving a true explanation with no outside ideas/bias

  9. History continued • Freud- Personality • Adult problems can be traced to childhood events • Unconscious self • James-psychology textbook • How do humans function in their environment? • How are thoughts connected? • Watson- Learning and human emotion • Behaviorism- what we do depends on what we feel • Built upon past experiences • Parenting prevents most psychological problems

  10. Introspection activity • Sensations/Memories brought up by objects

  11. Activity • Watson- Learned behavior from emotions • Rubber band and feelings • What other behavior have you learned from your family according the emotions you felt/received? • Freud- Did your parents “scar” you for life?

  12. Psychology today • 6 approaches • Eclecticism- taking from two or more approaches

  13. biopsychological • Chemicals in body cause behavior • Snake • Heart beats, breathe fast, adrenaline • Stress and depression

  14. behavioral • Behavior is based upon learning and association of experience • Rewards/punishments • Skinner and Watson

  15. psychoanalytical • Behavior based upon unconscious feelings • Freud- sex and aggression • Today- perception, thinking, memory

  16. humanistic • People are good and capable of helping themselves • Make good choices • Carl Rogers

  17. cognitive • Behavior is based upon how we learn to handle problems • Personality characteristics • Talk to yourself

  18. sociocultural • Behavior is influenced by culture • Goals/Expectations

  19. One issue- six theories • Pg. 16- Alcoholism • Which psychologist should take the money and research the problem? (Where does the problem start?)

  20. Analyzing your neighbor • Pg. 17 “John” • Six approaches to his behavior • Which one do you think is correct? Why?

  21. Free will exercise • List ten behaviors performed in the last 24 hours • Which behaviors were forced? Free will?

  22. Chapter 1 project • Read Article “Big Ideas: Giving Up the Ghost” • What would happen if humans did not have “free will”? • How does free will change our perception of people? • Does free will dominate the decisions in your life, or do you follow what other people are doing?

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