Assignment Take notes on the following slides. They will NOT be available after Thursday. On slide 7, you will watch a youtube video. Use the worksheet provided to answer the questions. Continue taking notes. These can be online or in a notebook. The History & Scope of Psychology Psychology What does it mean? Inner sensations- mental processes Observable behavior Psychology: A Definition The science of behavior and mental processes. Psychology s Big Issues Stability v. Change Continuity v. Discontinuity Nature v. Nurture Stability v. Change As the years pass, do we change or remain the same? Are we become adults or are we always just big kids? Personality traits, physical appearance, sense of humor, tastes, etc Crash Course: Psychology #1 Biology versus Experience Am I the way I am because I was born that way or because of my surroundings? Nature v. Nurture Can I ever be like these people, or does nature give me limitations? Psychology s Perspectives The Big Seven Neuroscience Perspective Focus on how the physical body and brain creates our emotions, memories and sensory experiences. If you could not remember the names of your parents and went to a psychologist who adheres to the neuroscience perspective, what might they say? Evolutionary Perspective Focuses on Darwinism. We behave the way we do because we inherited those behaviors. Thus, those behaviors must have helped ensure our ancestors survival. How could this behavior ensured Homer s ancestors survival? Psychodynamic Perspective Fathered by Sigmund Freud. Our behavior comes from unconscious drives. Usually stemming from our childhood. What might a psychoanalyst say is the reason someone always needs to be chewing gum? Behavioral Perspective Focuses on our OBSERVABLE behaviors. Only cares about the behaviors that impair our living, and attempts to change them. If you bit your fingernails when you were nervous, a behaviorist would not focus on calming you down, but rather focus on how to stop you from biting your nails. Cognitive Perspective Focuses on how we think (or encode information) How do we see the world? How did we learn to act to sad or happy events? Cognitive Therapist attempt to change the way you think. Meet girl Get Rejected by girl Did you learn to be depressed Or get back on the horse Social-Cultural Perspective Focus on how your culture effects your behavior. Even in the same high school, behaviors can change in accordance to the various subcultures. Humanistic Perspective Focuses on positive growth Attempt to seek self-actualization Therapists use active listening and unconditional positive regard. Mr. Rogers would have made a great Humanistic Therapist!!! Your assignment NOW Tonight! Find another Crash Course psychology video that interests you. Write a BRIEF paragraph describing what you saw in the video and WHY you chose it. Tuesday Assignment: DUE WEDNESDAY!! Get into 7 groups of 3-4. Decide which of the 7 perspectives your group will cover. Each group has one. Prepare a presentation on the perspective with the following: Definition of perspective/approach Brief description and biography of major psychologists involved in that approach Famous studies of those psychologists and an explanation of those studies. (1-2 studies please) Visual aids No more than 10 minutes long Tuesday Assignment: DUE WEDNESDAY!! You can use a poster, a powerpoint, a prezi, or make your own video. Make sure it is school appropriate and you can access through your google drive. You are welcome to ask groups questions about anything they present. I ENCOURAGE IT! Your presentation must be a minimum of 7 minutes long, no more than 10. You must include a section for your bibliography. WIKIPEDIA IS NOT A SOURCE!!!! This is worth 50 points Definition of perspective/approach 5 points Brief description and biography of major psychologists involved in that approach 15 points Famous studies of those psychologists and an explanation of those studies. (1-2 studies please) 15 points Bibliography 5 points Within time frame 10 points