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1 Welcome! Introduction to Psychology Psych 107-201

2 Today’s Outline Introduction to course Why study psychology?
Scientific Method & Critical Thinking Identify goals for course Review syllabus

3 What is Psychology? The scientific study of mind (psyche) processes and behavior Psychology Themes of psychology Methods of psychology Philosophy & Humanities Natural Sciences

4 The Start of Psychology
Early philosophers Socrates & Plato Descartes Locke Wilhelm Wundt – 1st experimentalist Introspective work – James, Freud 1920’s – borrowed methods from other sciences

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