Use your collage to discuss with a neighbor What is psychology? Use your collage to discuss with a neighbor Definition: the scientific study of behavior and mental processes in both humans and animals

History Wilhelm Wundt Established Laboratory of Psychology Made psych a formal field of study Approach to studying behavior: Structuralism

Goals of Psychology Description Explanation Describe/gather info about behavior Explanation Explain why people/animals behave as they do

Goals (cont.) Prediction Influence Use info to predict what subject will do, think, or feel in situations Influence Find out more & to benefit others

Turn-and-Talk Given a patient with suspected severe anxiety (sweating, rapid breathing, passing out occasionally), what factors might you consider when trying to learn more about their case or trying to assist them? List a few.

Modern Approaches Psychoanalytic Behavioral Humanistic Cognitive Biological Sociocultural

Psychoanalytic Influences: Unconscious motivations; childhood experiences Characteristics: Free association, dream analysis, intensive case study Psychologists: Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Alfred Adler

Free Association Activity DO NOT WRITE YOUR NAME ON THE PAPER

Free Association Activity Time Future Wild School Red Friend Happiness Love Sea Mountain Mother Yellow Fear Father Home Wrong

Behavioral Influences: Events in the environment (rewards and punishments) Characteristics: Involves observation and training Psychologists: BF Skinner, Ivan Pavlov, John Watson

Humanistic Influences: Individual choices; potential to achieve personal growth Characteristics: NOT controlled by their environment or unconscious factors Psychologists: Carl Rogers, Abraham Maslow

Psychology Approaches Continued

Cognitive Influences: Thinking process (process, store, and retrieve) Characteristics: Behavior results from perceptions, memories & expectations Psychologist: Jean Piaget

Biological Influences: Biological factors (nervous system, hormones, and genetics) Psychologists: William James, Roger Sperry

Sociocultural Influences: Ethnicity, gender, culture, and SES Characteristics: Shape attitudes, beliefs, values, social norms and roles Psychologist: Leonard Doob

On your chart… When studying human behavior & thinking, which approach do you agree with most? Explain why in 3-4 sentences. (Consider: methods, influence, etc.)

Applying the Approaches Example Cases

Set up like Examples sheet, so someone else could try and answer Create a Case Study With a partner, write your own case study applying each approach to the scenario. Set up like Examples sheet, so someone else could try and answer

What are different ways one could research a topic What are different ways one could research a topic? Come up with at least 3 different methods.

Research Notes Read pages 36 (begin with “Pre-Research Decision” section) to 40 (end after “Experiment” section) Add key ideas, terms, and definitely the different research methods to your notes Include examples to help you understand what each method looks like