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INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Introduction

What is psychology? –What are the major approaches in psychology How do the psychologists answer the questions? –The Scientific Method / Research Methods in Psychology Chapter 1 - Foundations

Can a biological perspective help us understand who we are and why we act as we do? –Evolution, natural selection Are human beings very different from the animals? –Threat and aggression Chapter 2 – Biological Perspective

Chapter 3 – Brain and Nervous System Are we actually well developed machines? What is the connection between brain and the behavior? How does nervous system function?

How do we know where, what we see, hear, or feel is? How do we know whether it is moving or still? How do we know what it is? PERCEPTION Chapter 4 - Perception

The same animal but the features look different. So how can we classify all of them as a giraffe?

A hidden figure

Missing features

Reversible figure-ground pattern

Shape constancy

The Ponzo Illusion

How do we learn? –Habituation –Classical conditoning –Instrumental Conditioning Role of surprise? Chapter 5 - Learning

Classical Conditioning

Instrumental Conditioning

What would happen without memory? Memory failures –Amnesia Chapter 6 - Memory

What are the steps of physical development? What are the steps of cognitive development? Chapter 8 – Physical Growth

How do we develop socially? ATTACHMENT Chapter 9 – Social Development

What type of parents will we become?

Is it really that important to understand others? Is it really that important to understand ourselves? What about attitudes and emotions? How do they effect our behavior? Chapter 10 – Social Influence

Do we conform to the ideas of the majority?

Do we obey to stronger people/leaders? –How far can we go?

Obedience to Authority

Do we act differently when we are a part of a group? –The Bystander Effect

Chapter 11 - Psychopathology What is normal? Who is abnormal? What are the reasons of mental illnesses? –Genetic? Biological? Or just “psychological”?