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Welcome! Introduction to Psychology Psych 107-201

Today’s Outline Introduction to course Why study psychology? Scientific Method & Critical Thinking Identify goals for course Review syllabus

What is Psychology? The scientific study of mind (psyche) processes and behavior Psychology Themes of psychology Methods of psychology Philosophy & Humanities Natural Sciences

The Start of Psychology Early philosophers Socrates & Plato Descartes Locke Wilhelm Wundt – 1st experimentalist Introspective work – James, Freud 1920’s – borrowed methods from other sciences

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