1. Psychology 101

2. Key Terms we will use often Stimulus – a physical event capable of affecting behavior Behavior – actions that can be observed and measured

3.  Consciousness - the quality or state of being aware of something within yourself  Structuralism wanted to analyze the contents of consciousness to determine two things  Basic elements of consciousness  Relationships of those basic elements  Studied by responses to certain stimuli (sounds, optical illusions, visual stimuli)

5.  Functionalism challenged structuralism  Influenced by Darwin’s theory of natural selection  Stated that consciousness must serve important function or never would have developed  Focused on child development and developed many ‘school’ of thoughts

6.  Started in 1913, started by John B. Watson  Felt that neither consciousness or experience were as important as behavior.  Much easier to observe behavior and then make laws of those behavior  B.F. Skinner, most famous behaviorist, wanted to introduce stimuli and observe and record behavior

7.  Behavior – study actions  Cognitive – memory, thought, reason  Biological – adrenaline, other underlying factors  Evolutionary – how things change over time  Developmental – changes in behavior and thinking over life span  Psychodynamic – Study hidden thoughts  Social and Cultural – outside factors

8.  1. Theory – use available evidence to formulate a theory  2. Make predictions from theory (hypothesis)  3. Research – observation, testing, many other ways to test  4. Conclusion – correct or incorrect hypothesis