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Chapter 1

What is Psychology? Define Psychology- The scientific study of mental processes and behavior. Mental processes? Behavior?

Psychologists Wilhelm Wundt German “Father of Psychology” Introspection Late 1800s

Psychologists Sigmund Freud – Psychoanalytic Approach Austrian Late 1800s early 1900s Developed one of the 1st comprehensive theories of personality

Psychologists William James Founder of American psychology Harvard professor; wrote a widely used textbook on psychology 1890

Psychologists John B. Watson 1st behaviorist Impact of learning on human emotion 1920

Challenge for Psychology To be taken seriously as a science because much research calls for introspection introspection-looking inside and telling what you feel. Not very scientific but useful!

Introspection Activity List 3 EMOTIONS that this picture has you feeling

6 Approaches to Psychology 1.Biopsychology- behavior is influenced by physiological functions

2. Behavioral Approach Behavior is a product of learning and associations B.F.Skinner “Free Will” is a myth

3. Psychoanalytic Approach Behavior is the product of unconscious forces Sigmund Freud Freudian Slips

4. Humanistic Approach People are basically good and capable of helping themselves Carl Rogers

5. Cognitive Approach Focus on how human use mental processes to handle problems or develop certain personality characteristics

6.Sociocultural Approach Behavior is strongly influenced by the rules/expectations of certain social groups Semester II - Sociology

Careers in Psychology Research Psychologist Applied Psychologist