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Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY
Prologue:The Story of Psychology
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Starter #1: Contemporary Psychology What is psychology? What is this?
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Objectives for today:
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tomorrowTake notes on Prologue lectureAsk questions
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Prologue: Psychology’s Roots
Prescientific Psychology Is the mind
connected to the body or distinct?
Are ideas inborn or is the mind a blank slate filled by experience?
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Prologue: Psychology’s Roots
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Prologue: Psychology’s Roots
Psychological Science Is BornEmpiricism
Knowledge comes from experience via the senses
Science flourishes through observation and experiment
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Prologue: Psychology’s Roots
Wilhelm Wundt opened the first psychology laboratory at the University of Liepzig (c. 1879)
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Prologue: Psychology’s Roots
Structuralism used introspection (looking in) to explore the elemental structure of the human mind
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Prologue: Psychology’s Roots
Functionalism focused on how behavioral processes function- how they enable organism to adapt, survive, and flourish
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Prologue: Psychology’s Roots
Psychological Science Develops Wundt--German philosopher and
physiologist James--American philosopher Pavlov--Russian physiologist Freud--Austrian physician Piaget--Swiss biologist
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Prologue: Psychology’s Roots
Figure 1- British Psychological Society membership
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Prologue: Psychology’s Roots
Definition of PsychologyThe science of behavior (what we do) and mental processes (sensations, perceptions, dreams, thoughts, beliefs, and feelings)
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Prologue: Contemporary Psychology
Psychology’s Big IssuesNature-nurture controversy
the relative contribution that genes and experience make to development of psychological traits and behaviors
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Prologue: Contemporary Psychology
Natural selection principle that
those inherited trait variations contributing to survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations
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Prologue: Contemporary Psychology
Psychology’s Perspectives
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Prologue: Contemporary Psychology
Psychology’s Perspectives A lot depends on your viewpoint
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Prologue: Contemporary Psychology
Psychology’s SubfieldsBasic Research
Biological psychologists explore the links between brain and mind
Developmental psychologists study changing abilities from womb to tomb
Cognitive psychologists study how we perceive, think, and solve problems
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Prologue: Contemporary Psychology
Psychology’s SubfieldsBasic Research
Personality psychologists investigate our persistent traits
Social psychologists explore how we view and affect one another
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Prologue: Contemporary Psychology
Psychology’s SubfieldsApplied Research
Industrial/organizational psychologists study and advise on behavior in the workplace
Clinical psychologists study, assess, and treat people with psychological disorders
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Prologue: Contemporary Psychology
Psychiatry A branch of medicine dealing with
psychological disorders Practiced by physicians who
sometimes use medical (for example, drug) treatments as well as psychotherapy