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4 Goals of Psychology Describe Behavior -What is the nature of this behavior? 2. Understand Behavior -Why is this behavior occuring? 3. Predict Behavior -Can we predict when it will occur 4. Control Behavior -What conditions will affect the behavior?

What is Psychology? Psychologists study all kinds of behavior. Overt behaviors- those actions and responses that are observable Examples??? Covert behaviors- those actions that are private and internal

What is Psychology? Psychologists rely heavily on empirical evidence. This information that is gained from observation and measurement is the only data they truly care about.

Functionalism Psychology begins to broaden to now include animal behavior, religious experiences and abnormal behavior William James is responsible for the idea that the mind functions to adapt us to our environment.

Behaviorism Behaviorism objected strongly with the ideas of Functionalism, and wanted to study overt, observable behavior more. Idea of Stimuli and Response John Watson proclaimed that he could take any child and make them be whatever he wanted through conditioning. Agree? Baby Albert experiment

Gestalt Psychology Gestalt Psychology emphasizes the idea that thinking, learning, and perception should be done in whole units, not by analyzing parts. Done by Max Wertheimer

Humanistic Psychology Psychoanalytic Behaviorism Humanism focuses on an understanding of subjective human experiences. try to understand the problems, potentials, and ideals that humans face First occurrence of actual free-will! Believe that we want to become the best possible version of ourselves Self Actualization