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What is Psychology?

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What is Psychology?

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  1. What is Psychology?

  2. Count the Number of “f”s FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITHTHE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS... How many did you find?

  3. Read the following: " Olnysrmatpoelpe can raedtihs. I cdnuoltblveieetaht I cluodaulacltyuesdnatnrdwaht I was rdanieg. The phaonmnealpweor of the hmuanmnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at CmabrigdeUinervtisy, it deosn'tmttaer in wahtoredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olnyiprmoatnttihng is taht the frist and lsatltteer be in the rghitpclae. The rset can be a taotlmses and you can sitllraed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamnmniddeos not raederveylteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh and I awlyastghuhotslpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raedtihspsas it on !! "

  4. Definition • The scientific study of behavior and mental processes • Behavior – anything an organism does. • Mental Processes – internal, subjective experiences were infer from behavior

  5. History • 300BC - Started with Aristole (Greek) who thought about learning and memory • 1879AD – Wilhem Wundt creates an experiment testing sound and reflexes • Ivan Pavlov studies learning and conditioning • Sigmund Freud develops studies revolving around personality • Jean Piaget develops adolescent psychology • William James creates a textbook in the 1800’s

  6. Psychology’s Big Question • Do our human traits develop through experience or are we born with them? • Nature vs. Nurture issue

  7. 3 Levels of Psychology

  8. Subfield of Psychology • Basic Research • Purely science based to increase science knowledge. • Applied Research • Studies and solves practical problems • Counseling psychologists • Assists people with problems in living to gain a better life • Clinical psychologists • Studies, analyze and treat people who have psychological disorders • Psychiatrists • Deals primiarily with psychological disorders, has a MD.

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