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Chapter 1 and 2 What is psychology?

I. Psychology – the study of human and animal behavior and experience.

Goals of psychology Understand - Utilization – Explanation & Description Utilization – Predict and Control

B. Psychological theories 1. Theory – attempt to explain why things are the way they are and why they happen. 2. Both proven and unproven.

a. Structuralism – Wundt 1. Relied on introspection. C. History 1. 1800’s ( Go to page 7) a. Structuralism – Wundt 1. Relied on introspection. 2. The reporting of thoughts only.

b. Functionalism – Dewey and James 1. Predict behavior. 2. Function and purpose of behavior stressed.

a. Psychoanalysis – Sigmund Freud (father of psychology) 3. Going into the 1900’s a. Psychoanalysis – Sigmund Freud (father of psychology) 1. Unconscious conflict (first 5 years) 2. Talking cure

b. Behaviorism – Watson/Skinner

2. Experience and perception c. Gestaltism – German psychologists (Go to page 69) 1. Whole patterns of experience 2. Experience and perception

JOURNAL ENTRY #2 Page 11 – 15 : Choose one you most agree with and why.

JOURNAL ENTRY #3 Page 5 . Choose what field you would study and explain why that would be your choice.

Chapter 2 I. Research A. Why research? What are some questions about human behavior that you would like answered? http://www.learner.org/resources/series138.html#

Problems and Methods used. 1. Operational Definition a. Observable, Testable and Repeatable

C. Variables 1. Independent (experimenter), Dependent(subject) and Intervening(educated guess of why).

More Variables: 2. Control Group - Norm 3. Placebo ( if needed) - mind 4. Single – blind 5. Double – blind 6. Hypothesis – educated guess on experiment results.

D. How to collect data 1. Testing 2. Case Study 3. Longitudinal 4 D. How to collect data 1. Testing 2. Case Study 3. Longitudinal 4. Cross- sectional

5. Naturalistic Observation 6. Laboratory–Experimental 7 5. Naturalistic Observation 6. Laboratory–Experimental 7. Random Sampling 8. Universal Study

Ethical Issues concerning a study Cannot benefit with financial gain from subjects Cannot cause harm to human subjects Cannot violate laws Etc. Prison experiment questionable ethics