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Psy101,Section004H
Coursewebpage: msu.edu/~ema/psy101Instructor: Dr.ErikAltmann
Whatispsychology?
• Studyofbehaviorandmentalprocesses– Behaviorisdirectlyobservable– Mentalprocessesarenotdirectlyobservable• Needbehaviortomakeinferencesaboutthem• Knowingmentalprocesses,wecanpredictbehavior
• Interpretingbehavioraccuratelyisdifficult– It’sambiguous:Manypossibleinterpretations– It’ssituational:Dependsoncontext– It’svariable:Differsacrosspeopleandtime
Weseewhatwewanttosee
Whatisthis? Whatispsychology?
• Studyofbehaviorandmentalprocesses– Behaviorisdirectlyobservable– Mentalprocessesarenotdirectlyobservable• Needbehaviortomakeinferencesaboutthem• Knowingmentalprocesses,wecanpredictbehavior
• Interpretingbehavioraccuratelyisdifficult– It’sambiguous:Manypossibleinterpretations– It’ssituational:Dependsoncontext– It’svariable:Differsacrosspeopleandtime
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Psychologicalresearch
• Involvesaresearchquestionandaresearchdesign– Justlikeanyotherresearch– Butthequestionsanddesignsareverydiverse• Behaviorandmentalprocessesareverydiverse
• Toillustrate,atouroftheMSUPsychdepartment...
MSUPsychologyprograms
• BehavioralNeuroscience• Clinical*• Cognition&CognitiveNeuroscience*• Ecological-Community• Organizational• Social/Personality**-Foundinmostpsychdepartments
BehavioralNeuroscience
• Focusesonmodelsystems• LilyYan– Studiescircadianrhythms• Dailysleep/wake/alertnesscycle
– Modelsystemistherat
Clinical
• Focusesonpsychopathology• BrookeIngersoll– Whataredevelopmentalsignsofautism?Whatareusefulinterventions?
• KellyKlump– Whatfactorsaffecteatingdisorders(e.g.,.genetic,environmental)?Howdotheyinteract?
Cognition&CognitiveNeuroscience
• Focusesonmechanismsofthought• ErikAltmann– Howdomemoryandperceptualprocessesleadtohumanerror?
• ZachHambrick– Whatfactors(e.g.,training,talent)causeindividualdifferencesinperformance?
Ecological-Community
• Focusesonneedsofreal-worldcommunities
• RebeccaCampbell– Howdosocietalsystems(legal,medical,mental-health)respondtoneedsofrapesurvivors?
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Organizational
• Focusesonworkperformanceinorganizations
• SteveKozlowski– Howdoorganizationstrainemployeeseffectively?Howdoteamsadapttolong-durationmissions?
Social/Personality
• Social:Focusesontheindividualinasocialcontext
• Personality:Focusesonstablecharacteristicsoftheindividual
• JoeCesario– Whatfactors(race,class,neighborhood)affectanobserver’sassessmentofdanger?
Otherbranchesofpsychology
• School,counseling,educationalpsychology– AtMSU,housedinCollegeofEducation
• Humanfactors(engineering)psychology,human-computerinteraction
• Neuropsychology• Forensicpsychology• Behavioraleconomics,neuromarketing• …
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