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DO NOW9.19.2012

Objective: SWBAT identify the historical roots of psychology.

Write the objective on your BELL RINGER sheet.

Then write down any one vocabulary term you remember from modules 1-3 in the “Bell Ringer” section.

If you have extra credit work to turn in, have it out on your desk to be collected.

Reading Quiz #1Clear off your desk for your first reading quiz (on modules 1-3).

20 multiple choice questions.* Remember, you can retake quizzes – don’t stress out!

Unit 1: History & Approaches

AP Psychology Ms. Desgrosellier

Roots of Psychology

roots of psychology: philosophy and biology (physiology)

ROOTS OF PSYCHOLOGY

Dualism: the philosophy that the mind and the body are two different things that interact.

e.g. Physiologist Hippocrates thought the mind or soul resided in the brain, but was not composed of physical substance.

ROOTS OF PSYCHOLOGY

e.g. Philosopher Plato (~ 350 BC) also believed in dualism, and used self-examination of inner ideas and experiences to conclude that who we are and what we know are innate (inborn).

e.g. In ~ 1650, René Descartes studied monism and came up with the saying “I think, therefore I am.”

ROOTS OF PSYCHOLOGY

Monism: the mind and body are different aspects of the same thing.

e.g. The philosopher Aristotle believed that the mind/soul results from our anatomy and physiological processes, that reality is best studied by observation, and that who we are and what we know are acquired from experience.

ROOTS OF PSYCHOLOGY

e.g. Empirical philosopher John Locke believed that mind and body interact symmetrically, knowledge comes from observation, and what we know comes from experience since we are born without knowledge (tabula rasa “a blank slate”).

ROOTS OF PSYCHOLOGY

The debate about whether our behavior is inborn or learned through experience is called the nature-nurture controversy.

ROOTS OF PSYCHOLOGY

Nature = inborn = genetic

Nuture =experience = environmental

SCHOOLS OF PSYCHOLOGY

By the 1800s, psychology was beginning to emerge as a separate scientific discipline.

Charles Darwin applied the law of natural selection to human beings, forwarding the idea that human behavior and thinking are subject to scientific inquiry.

Bell Ringer9.20.2012

Objective: SWBAT identify different schools of psychology.

What are the two historical roots of psychology?

Briefly describe the nature vs. nurture debate in your own words.

SCHOOLS OF PSYCHOLOGY

Physiologists Ernst Weber and Gustav Fechner showed how physical events are related to sensation and perception.

Hermann von Helmholtz measured the speed at which nerve impulses travel.

Structuralism Wilhelm Wundt set up the first

psychological laboratory in Germany in 1879.

He was measuring the difference between when people heard a sound occur versus when they consciously aware they had perceived the sound (one-tenth of a second difference).

Structuralism

G. Stanley Hall set up a psychology lab at Johns Hopkins University employing introspection, helped found the American Psychological Association, and became its first president.

Structuralism

Edward Titchener brought introspection into his lab at Cornell University, analyzed consciousness into its basic elements, and investigated how these elements are related.

Structuralism

Margaret Floy Washburn was Titchener’s first graduate student and the first woman to complete her Ph. D. in psychology.

Functionalism

William James, the “father” of functionalism, was interested in the function or purpose of behavioral acts.

Other big names: James Cattell and John Dewey.

Functionalism The so-called School of

Functionalism studied mental testing, child development, and educational practices.

They wanted to apply psychological findings to practical situations and the function of mental operations in adapting to the environment.

Functionalism

Mary Whiton Calkins, who studied psychology under James at Harvard, was denied her Ph. D.

Became the first woman president of the American Psychological Association.

Other Famous Firsts

In 1920, Francis C. Sumner became the first African-American to receive a Ph. D. in Psychology.

Other Famous Firsts In 1933, Inez Beverly Prosser

became the first African-American woman to receive a Ph. D. in Psychology.

Prosser argued in her dissertation that "racial injustices and feelings of isolation have damaging effects on the psyche of Black children."

Other Famous Firsts

1953 – Carlos Albizu Miranda became one of the first Latinos to earn a Ph. D. in Psychology in the United States.

Other Famous Firsts

1962 - Martha Bernal: First Latina to earn a PhD in psychology, in clinical psychology from Indiana University Bloomington.

PRINCIPAL APPROACHES TO PSYCHOLOGY

Behavioral Approach behavioral approach:

focuses on measuring and recording observable behavior in relation to the environment.

Behaviorists think behavior results from learning.

Dominated psychology from the 1920s to the 1960s.

Behavioral Approach They analyze the ABCs of behavior:

A: Antecedent environmental conditions that precede a behavior

B: Behavior (the action to understand, predict, and/or control)

C: Consequences that follow the behavior (its effects on the environment)

Behavioral Approach Behaviorists reject the study of

consciousness/mental processes because they cannot be observed and verified or disproved.

Behavioral Approach Ivan Pavlov: Russian

physiologist who trained dogs to salivate in response to the sound of a tone, demonstrating stimulus-response learning.

John B. Watson: worked with classical conditioning, and is famous for the “Little Albert” experiment.

Behavioral Approach B. F. Skinner: worked mainly with

laboratory rats and pigeons, demonstrating that organisms tend to repeat responses that lead to positive consequences and not to repeat responses that lead to neutral or negative consequences.

E. L. Thorndike: a behaviorist that took the position that behavior is determined mainly by environment and experience rather than by genetic inheritance.

Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic

Approach Sigmund Freud: “father” of the

psychoanalytic theory.

He focused on unconscious internal conflicts to explain mental disorders, personality, and motivation.

He thought the unconscious is the source of desires, thoughts, and memories below the surface of conscious awareness, and that early life experiences are important to personality development.

Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic

Approach Followers of Freud broke off and

formed a new branch of psychology, called the psychodynamic approach.

Carl Jung, Alfred Adler, and Karen Horney

They each took psychoanalysis and then changed a part.

Humanistic Approach

Started in the middle of the 20th century by Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers.

They thought that the unique qualities of free will and potential for personal growth guide behavior and mental processes.

Humanistic Approach Humanists emphasize the

importance of people’s feelings and view human nature as naturally positive and growth seeking.

They use interview techniques and believe that people have the ability to solve their own problems.

Biological ApproachAlso known as Neuroscience,

Behavioral Neuroscience, and Biopsychology.

Around the same time as Humanism began taking off, research on the physiological bases of behavior grew.

Biological Approach Technological advances allowed

biologists to examine how complex chemical and biological processes within the nervous and endocrine systems are related to behavior.

Many biological psychologists think that the mind is what the brain does.


Objective: SWBAT identify different psychological perspectives & careers.

Choose two famous people discussed yesterday and briefly describe why they are famous.

In your own words, describe ONE of the following: behaviorism, psychoanalysis, OR psychodynamics.

Evolutionary Approach

An offshoot of the biological approach.

Based on Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection.

Behavior patterns as adaptations naturally selected because they increase reproductive stress.

Cognitive Approach the study of consciousness, or

thinking and memory.

Cognition emphasizes the importance of the following to understand human behavior: receiving, storing, and processing

information (memory). thinking and reasoning language

Cognitive Approach

Jean Piaget studied cognitive development in children, laying part of the foundation for preschool and primary educational approaches.

Sociocultural Approach

Started in the second half of the 20th century.

Studies social and environmental factors that influence cultural differences in behavior

It studies cultural differences in an attempt to understand, predict, and control behavior.

Eclectic Approach No single theoretical approach

explains all aspects of behavior, although all provide a framework for studying and understanding behavior.

Most modern psychologists adopt ideas from multiple perspectives.

eclectic: psychologists who use techniques and adopt ideas from a variety of approaches.

PROFESSIONS & CAREERS

Scientific psychology developed in universities with research laboratories where basic research was conducted, and where experimental psychologists continue to add knowledge to the field.

After WWII, many opportunities for applied psychologists developed outside of these institutions.

Job opportunities grew, and the field became more fragmented and specialized.


Examples:

clinical psychologists: evaluate and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.

Counseling psychologists: help people adapt to change to make changes in their lifestyle.


Developmental psychologists: study psychological development throughout the lifespan.

Educational psychologists: focus on how effective teaching and learning take place.


Engineering psychologists: and human factors psychologists promote the development and application of psychology to improve technology, consumer products, energy systems, communication and information, transportation, decision making, work settings, and living environments.


Forensic psychologists: apply psychological principles to legal issues.

Health psychologists: concentrate on biological, psychological, and social factors involved in health and illness.


Industrial/Organizational psychologists: aim to improve productivity and the quality of work life by applying psychological principles and methods to the workplace.

Reflection

On the back of your Bell Ringer, complete the self reflection.

You MUST do so to earn full credit.

Turn your Bell Ringer in ON THE TABLE as you leave class!


Neuropsychologists: explore the relationships between brain/nervous systems and behavior. Neuropsychologists are also called biological psychologists of biopsychologists, behavioral geneticists, physiological psychologists, and behavioral neuroscientists.


Personality psychologists: focus on aspects of the individual such as traits, attitudes, and goals.

Psychometricians: sometimes called psychometric psychologists or measurement psychologists, focus on methods for acquiring and analyzing psychological data.


Rehabilitation psychologists: help clients with mental retardation, developmental disabilities, and disabilities resulting from stroke or accidents adapt to their situations.

School psychologists: assess and counsel students, consult with educators and parents, and perform behavioral intervention when necessary.


Social psychologists: focus on how a person’s mental life and behavior are shaped by interactions with other people.

Sports psychologists: help athletes refine their focus on competition goals, increase motivation, and deal with anxiety and fear of failure.


Psychiatrist: a practioner that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness.

Has earned a medical degree.

Can prescribe drugs.


Objective: SWBAT psychological careers.Take your reading notes out to be checked.

In your own words, describe ONE of the following perspectives: biological, evolutionary, cognitive, sociocultural OR eclectic.

Then describe two careers in psych.

EXAMPLES: Dr. Wherry was hired by the TLC

Company to help them retain their employees without lowering the firm’s profits. After TLC removed cubicles and permitted employees to decorate their workroom as recommended by Dr. Wherry, the absentee rate declined and no employees left for jobs elsewhere. Dr. Wherry is most likely to be what kind of psychologist?

EXAMPLES: Answer:

Industrial/Organizational

EXAMPLES:

Professor Shahid studies the degree to which genes and heredity influence our personality. She is working from the _________ perspective.

Answer: Evolutionary

EXAMPLES:

Dr. Afolabi, who explores how Asian and North American definitions of attractiveness differ, is working from the _________ perspective.

Answer: sociocultural

EXAMPLES:Professor Hudson believes

that people are essentially good and that we are all striving for personal growth. He studies how free will guides behavior and mental processes. He is most likely what kind of psychologist?

EXAMPLES:

Answer: Humanistic

EXAMPLES:Dr. Johnson studies the way

the mind encodes, processes, stores, and retrieves information. He also specializes in language acquisition and memory. Which approach does Dr. Johnson most likely follow?

Answer: Cognitive

EXAMPLES:Professor Walker believes

that all behavior is learned from one’s environment. She studies how conditioning can be used to reinforce behavior in animals. She is most likely what kind of psychologist?

Answer: Behavioral

EXAMPLES:Dr. Randle’s research centers

on the relationship between changes in our thinking over the life span and changes in moral reasoning. Dr. Randle most likely uses which kind of approach?

Answer: Developmental

EXAMPLES:Professor Coleman, who

believes that human emotions are best understood as being jointly determined by heredity, learning, and the individual’s social and cultural contexts, is evidently a proponent of which perspective?

Answer: Eclectic

EXAMPLES:

Dr. Jackson believes that all behavior is a direct result of our physiology. She is most likely which kind of psychologist?

Answer: Biological

EXAMPLES: Professor Rosales believes that

one’s subconscious is the root of all behavior. She studies how unconscious internal conflicts to explain mental disorders, personality, and motivation. Professor Rosales is which kind of psychologist?

Answer: Psychoanalytic

Free Response Question

On the real AP Psychology exam you will complete 2 FRQs in 50 minutes.

Together they are worth 33.3% of your overall score.


They are different from a typical essay because they DO NOT require a/an:

IntroductionConclusionTransitions


They DO require:Correct definitionsCorrect applicationsUnderstandable grammar and

writing style

In general, they will give you a scenario and terms and ask you to apply those terms in context!


Therefore, it is not enough to just correctly define a vocabulary word or concept.

You MUST apply it to the given scenario to receive a point!

You MUST write in full sentences – bullet points/outlines/lists will not be scored!


Example from 2001:

A. Discuss the cause of anxiety from each of the following perspectives.Behavioral

Psychoanalytic/psychodynamicBiologicalCognitive


Example from 2001:B. Discuss a specific treatment

technique for reducing anxiety used by professionals representing each of the four perspectives.

DO NOW9/19/2011

Meet with your poster team and split into two groups.

Each group will have to present to your classmates!

Finish poster if necessary (5 minutes ONLY).

Gallery WalkPlace your poster around the room.

Half of the team stays there to present.

The other half will walk around and review the other approaches.

Gallery WalkWait until the next poster is clear before moving on.

Once you have seen every poster, switch with the other half of your group and present your information to the 2nd half of the class.

Bell Ringer9/20/2011

On your BELL RINGER sheet, write down what you are most and least prepared for on the Unit 1 exam.


Objective: SWBAT review for their Unit 1 exam.

Sit in groups for Jeopardy.Is intelligence influenced by nature, nurture, or both? Explain your decision.

Bell Ringer9.26 .2012

Objective: SWBAT demonstrate mastery on their Unit 1 exam.

Name three famous psychologists and why they are famous.

Describe one type of psychology.Describe one psych career.


Objective: SWBAT demonstrate mastery on their Unit 1 exam.

What questions would you ask a former AP Psych student?

Outline the difference between nature and nurture.

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