Celebration!! Put on your Boogie Shoes and party with me all year long!!

You can do it like its heavy weight . . . You can do it like its heavy weight or you can do it like its part of a dance

Or . . . You can do it like its part of a dance!! You can do it like its heavy weight or you can do it like its part of a dance

THE GOOSE STORY   Next fall, when you see Geese heading South for the Winter, flying along in V formation You might consider what Science has discovered as to why they fly that way. Fact# 1. As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird immediately following it. By flying in V formation, the whole flock adds at least 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own. People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going more quickly and easily because they are traveling on the thrust of one another.

Fact #2. When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to go it alone...and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird in front. If we have as much sense as a goose, we will stay in formation with those who are headed the same direction we are.   Fact #3. When the lead goose gets tired, it rotates back on the wing and another goose flies point. It is sensible to take turns doing demanding jobs with people or with geese flying South. Fact #4. Geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed. What do we say when we honk from behind?

Fact #5. Finally, and this is important, when a goose gets sick, or it is wounded by gun shots, and falls out of formation, two other geese fall out with that goose and follow it down to lend help and protection. They sit with the fallen goose until it is able to fly or it dies, and only then do they launch out on their own or with another formation to catch up with their group.   If we have the sense of a goose, we will stand by each other like that. And . . . EVERYONE will be SUCCESSFUL!!!

Seven Themes of Psychology 1. Psychology is Empirical 2. Psychology is theoretically diverse 3. Psychology evolves in a sociohistorical way 4. Behavior has multiple causes 5. Behavior is shaped by cultural heritage 6. Behavior is influenced by heredity and environment 7. Our experience of the world is highly subjective

In Such a Diverse Science, What Holds It All Together? The desire to: Describe Explain Predict Change/Control Behavior

Defining Psychology Definition Goals of Psychology The study of behavior and mental processes Goals of Psychology To fulfill a genuine curiosity about behavior To understand the contributions of genetics and environment (social and cultural) in behavior and mental process To study behavior using methods that deem the study scientific

Roots of Psychology in Philosophy Psyche (life/self) logos (logic) Plato (400BC): Rationalism, deductive reasoning Aristotle: Associations Descartes: Dualism- Mind and Body, Nativism John Locke: Empiricism, tabula rasa

Psychology - A scientific discipline Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920) Worked to have Psychology become an independent science Founded the 1st psychology laboratory in Germany (1879)

Competing Schools of Thought That Shape Psychology Structuralism Wundt and Titchener Structuralism focused on the structure of consciousness Premise: The content of conscious experience can be analyzed into its basic elements

Psychology Comes to America G. Stanley Hall (1846-1924) A student of Wundt Establishes 1st American laboratory at Johns Hopkins (1883) Founded 1st American Psych. journal (1887) Founded American Psychological Association-APA (1892)

Competing Schools of Thought That Shape Psychology Functionalism William James and G. Stanley Hall were the primary proponents Interested in studying the functions of consciousness Premise: The function of a conscious experience in providing adaptation of the organism is more important than the structure of that conscious experience

Psychoanalytic Early 1900s Freud- Interpretations of Dreams (1900) Behavior influenced by unconscious processes Stressed early childhood experiences determine later behavior Negative view of humanity (aggression, sex)

Behaviorists (Skinner, Watson, Pavlov) Environment determines behavior (clean slate) Stimulus Response Reinforcements and punishment Studies observable (overt) behavior and stimuli, not concerned with internal states

Gestalt Psychology Founded in Germany in the late 1890s, this movement seeks to explain perceptions in terms of wholes (gestalts) rather than by analyzing the individual parts Tries to understand our ability to acquire and maintain meaningful perceptions in a chaotic world Contributors: Christian von Ehrenfels Johann Wolfgan von Goethe, and Max Wertheimer