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2. Section 1: Why Study Psychology?
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Section 1: Why Study Psychology?
Section 2: A Brief History of Psychology
Section 3: Psychology as a Profession
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3. Chapter Objectives · Section 1
Why Study Psychology?
Describe how, through the study of human and animal behavior, people can discover psychological principles that have the potential to enrich the lives of humans.
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4. Chapter Objectives · Section 2
A Brief History of Psychology
Discuss the set of questions, theories, methods, and possible answers in psychology that have been passed on, studied, and changed over time.
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5. Objectives · Section 3 Psychology as a Profession
Summarize how psychologists are trained to observe, analyze, and evaluate behavior patterns, and to apply what they have learned.
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7. Main Idea
Through the study of human and animal behavior, people can discover psychological principles that have the potential to enrich the lives of humans.
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8. Vocabulary physiological cognitive psychology hypothesis theory
basic science
applied science
scientific method
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9. Objectives
Describe the range of topics that are covered in an introductory psychology course.
Cite the goals and scientific basis of psychology.
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10. Section 1-Polling Question
How can learning about psychology help you?
A. You gain a better understanding of your own behavior
B. Gives you knowledge about how psychologists study human behavior
C. Practical applications for enriching your life
D. All of the above A B C D
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11. Why Study Psychology?
physiological—physical, needs such as sleep and hunger
cognitive—private, unobservable mental, reasons
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12. C. Physiological and cognitive D. Neither physiological or cognitive
Which category would the digestive system would be considered part of ?
A. Physiological
B. Cognitive
C. Physiological and cognitive
D. Neither physiological or cognitive A B C D
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13. Gaining Insight into Behavior
Psychology can provide useful insight into one’s self and into the behavior of others.
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14. Do you agree that reflecting on your feelings can help with confidence?
A. Agree
B. Disagree A B
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15. Acquiring Practical Information
Each chapter introduces material that has practical applications to your life.
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16. What do you call the systematic way of dispensing rewards and punishments?
A. Breakdown
B. Shaping
C. Memory aids
D. Disturbance A B C D
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17. Overview of Psychology
Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
Both animals and humans are studied.
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18. Overview of Psychology (cont.)
Psychologists seek to do four things:
Describe—they describe or gather information about the behavior being studied.
Explain—these explanations are also called psychological principles—generally valid ideas about behavior.
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19. Overview of Psychology (cont.)
Propose a hypothesis—an educated guess about some phenomenon.
Form a theory—a complex explanation based on findings from a large number of experimental studies.
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20. Overview of Psychology (cont.)
Predict—by studying descriptive and theoretical accounts of past behavior, they can predict future behaviors.
Influence behavior—Scientists who conduct studies with a long-term goal of finding out more about human or animal behavior are conducting basic science.
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21. Overview of Psychology (cont.)
Scientist who use what we already know about people to benefit others view psychology as an applied science.
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22. Which is NOT a goal of psychologists? A. Explanation B. Prediction
C. Medicate
D. Influence A B C D
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23. The Scientific Basis of Psychology
Scientist rely on the scientific method—a general approach to gathering information and answering questions so that errors and biases are minimized.
Wilhelm Wundt pioneered the scientific method.
Test Your Intuitions
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24. The Scientific Basis of Psychology (cont.)
Psychologists reach their conclusions by:
identifying a specific problem or question
formulating a hypothesis
collecting data through observation and experimentation
analyzing the data
The Scientific Method
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25. According to Wundt, what are the two elements of psychology?
A. hypothesis and theory
B. Sensation and feelings
C. Science and data
D. Review and revise A B C D
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26. Section 1-End

27. Main Idea
Psychology involves sets of questions, theories, methods, and possible answers that have been passed on and changed from generation to generation.
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28. Vocabulary structuralist introspection functionalist psychoanalyst
behaviorist
humanist
cognitivist
psychobiologist
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29. Objectives Explain important trends in the history of psychology.
Identify various approaches to the study of psychology.
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30. Section 2-Polling Question
What is phrenology?
A. The study of the shape and protuberances of the skull
B. The study of the brain
C. The study of eyes and nose
D. None of the above A B C D
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31. The Origins of Psychology
The study of psychology has come a long way since the study of bumps on skulls, or phrenology.
In a time when many natural scientists were studying complex phenomena by reducing them to simpler parts, the science of psychology was also born.
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32. Which philosopher proposed a link existing between mind and body in the 1700’s?
A. Copernicus
B. Galileo
C. Descartes
D. Hilgard A B C D
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33. Historical Approaches
Wilhelm Wundt was a structuralist—a scientist who studies the basic elements that make up conscious mental experiences.
He developed a method of self observation called introspection to collect information about the mind.
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34. Historical Approaches (cont.)
Participants reported their thoughts and feelings.
Wundt tried to map out the basic structure of thought processes.
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35. Historical Approaches (cont.)
William James, the “father of psychology,” believed that all activities of the mind serve one major function: to help us survive as a species.
Functionalists study how animals and people adapt to their environments, or the function rather than the structure of consciousness.
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36. Historical Approaches (cont.)
Sir Francis Galton wanted to understand how heredity influences a person’s abilities, character, and behavior.
He believed that genius or eminence is hereditary, but later scientists recognized his theory as flawed.
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37. Historical Approaches (cont.)
Galton also developed tests that the forerunners to current personality and intelligence tests.
He raised the issue of whether behavior is determined by heredity or environment as well.
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38. Historical Approaches (cont.)
A group of German psychologists argued that perception is more than the sum of its parts—it involves a “whole pattern,” or Gestalt.
These scientists studied how sensations are assembled into perceptual experiences.
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39. The idea of ‘Survival of the Fittest’ would fall under which approach?
A. Structuralism
B. Functionalism
C. Inheritable Traits
D. Gestalt Psychology A B C D
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40. Contemporary Approaches
Psychoanalytical Psychology—Sigmund Freud was interested in studying the unconscious mind.
A psychoanalyst is a psychologist who studies how unconscious motives and conflicts determine human behavior, feelings, and thoughts.
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41. Contemporary Approaches (cont.)
Freud used a method of indirectly studying unconscious processes, known as free association.
He also used dream analysis to study his patients.
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42. Contemporary Approaches (cont.)
Behaviorists are psychologists that analyzes how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their response to events in the environment.
Ivan Pavlov pioneered this concept and B.F. Skinner introduced the idea of reinforcement (a response to behavior that increases the likelihood the behavior will be repeated).
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43. Contemporary Approaches (cont.)
Humanists—this type of psychologist believes that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth.
Cognitivists—this type of psychologist studies how we process, store, retrieve, and use information and how thought processes influence our behavior.
Mary Whiton Calkins
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44. Contemporary Approaches (cont.)
Biological Psychology—a psychobiologist studies how physical and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behavior.
Sociocultural Psychology—this approach involves studying the influence of cultural and ethnic similarities and differences on behavior and social functioning.
Contemporary Approaches to Psychology
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45. A study of how caffeine affects a person’s memory would fall under which approach?
A. Humanistic
B. Cognitive
C. Sociocultural
D. Biological A B C D
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46. Section 2-End

47. Main Idea
Psychologists are trained to observe, analyze, and evaluate behavior patterns, to develop theories of behavior, and to apply what they have learned to influence behavior.
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48. Vocabulary psychologist psychiatry clinical psychologist
counseling psychologist
developmental psychologist
educational psychologist
community psychologist
industrial/organized psychologist
experimental psychologist
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49. Objectives Explain the work of a psychologist.
Summarize the careers and specialized fields in psychology.
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50. Section 3-Polling Question
Which type is NOT a phychologist?
A. Psychiatrist
B. Clinical
C. Behavioral
D. Counseling A B C D
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51. What is a Psychologist?
Psychologist are people who have been trained to observe, analyze and evaluate behavior.
Psychiatry is a branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
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52. What is a Psychologist? (cont.)
A clinical psychologist diagnoses and treats people with emotional disturbances.
Counseling psychologists usually help people deal with problems of everyday life.
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53. What is a Psychologist? (cont.)
Other kinds of psychologists:
Developmental psychologist
Educational psychologist
Community psychologist
Industrial/Organizational psychologist
Experimental psychologist
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54. What is a Psychologist? (cont.)
Environmental
Psychobiologists
Forensic
Health
Personality
Social
Where Psychologists Work
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55. What is a Psychologist? (cont.)
The American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional society of psychologists and educators.
Divisions of the APA
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56. What kind of psychologist investigate how stress or depression leads to physical ailments such as ulcers, cancer, or the common cold
A. Educational
B. Health
C. Forensic
D. Community A B C D
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58. Test Your Intuitions Test your intuitions about behavior by answering true or false to the statements below.
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59. The Scientific Method
Scientists investigate a question they have by using the scientific method.
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60. Contemporary Approaches to Psychology
Modern psychologists use many different approaches to study the same behavior. Each viewpoint offers additional information to understanding behavior and reflects a different view of human nature.
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61. Where Psychologists Work
Most psychologists in the United States are engaged in clinical psychology.
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62. Divisions of the APA
The divisions of the American Psychological Association (APA) represent the many areas in which a psychologist may specialize.
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63. Mary Whiton Calkins 1863–1930
“What we most need to know about any man is surely this: whether he is good or bad.”
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70. physiological: having to do with an organism’s physical processes
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71. cognitive: having to do with an organism’s thinking and understanding
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72. psychology: the scientific study of behavior that is tested through scientific research
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73. hypothesis: an assumption or prediction about behavior that is tested through scientific research
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74. theory: a set of assumptions used to explain phenomena and offered for scientific study
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75. basic science: the pursuit of knowledge about natural phenomena for its own sake
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76. applied science: discovering ways to use scientific findings to accomplish practical goals
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77. scientific method: a general approach to gathering information and answering questions so that errors and biases are minimized
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78. structuralist: a psychologist who studied the basic elements that make up conscious mental experiences
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79. introspection: a method of self-observation in which participants report their thoughts and feelings
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80. functionalist: a psychologist who studied the function (rather than the structure) of consciousness
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81. psychoanalyst: a psychologist who studied how unconscious motives and conflicts determine human behavior, feelings, and thoughts
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82. behaviorist: a psychologist who analyzes how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their response to events in the environment
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83. humanist: a psychologist who believes that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth
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84. cognitivist: a psychologist who studies how we process, store, retrieve, and use information and how thought processes influence our behavior
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85. psychobiologist: a psychologist who studies how physical and chemical changes in our bodies influence our behavior
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86. psychologist: a scientist who studies the mind and behavior of humans and animals
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87. psychiatry: a branch of medicine that deals with mental emotional, or behavioral disorders
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88. clinical psychologist: a psychologist who diagnoses and treats people with emotional disturbances
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89. counseling psychologist: a psychologist who usually helps people deal with problems of everyday life
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90. developmental psychologist: a psychologist who studies the emotional, cognitive, biological, personal, and social changes that occur as an individual matures
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91. educational psychologist: a psychologist who is concerned with helping students learn
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92. community psychologist: a psychologist who may work in a mental health or social welfare agency
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93. industrial/organizational psychologist: a psychologist who uses psychological concepts to make the workplace a more satisfying environment for employees and managers
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94. experimental psychologist: a psychologist who studies sensation, perception, learning, motivation and/or emotion in carefully controlled laboratory conditions
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