1. Opener - The Trolley Problem
Read the two scenarios and explain what YOU would do if placed in the same situation.
TED ED

3. History – Ancient Greeks (2,000 years ago)
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle
Introspection – examining own thoughts/feelings; looking within or “know thy self.”
Principle of human behavior was to seek pleasure and avoid pain
Greeks believed that the gods punished people for wrongdoing by causing them confusion and madness.
Hippocrates, an exception, theorized instead that confusion and madness were caused by abnormalities in the brain.
Associationism – similar experiences remind us of past experiences
Name something that makes you think of something else: smells, sounds, music, times of year, weather, etc.
Hippocratic oath -

4. History – Middle Ages (1,000-1,300 CE)
Europeans used faith to explain psychological disorders.
Used tests of faith to determine mental fitness. (possessed by spirits!)
A person presenting with schizophrenic symptoms of agitation and confusion would be declared possessed and given a water-float test to see if they were pure.
Impure people would float and be executed as they were possessed by demons
Pure people would sink like a pure metal and be cleared of charges (if they didn’t drown first).

5. History – Birth of a Modern Science (1500-1700)
Europeans followed the lead of Islamic and Asian scholars to begin using empirical evidence in order to explain phenomena.
Use of the Scientific Method
Sir Isaac Newton and the laws of gravity
Early psychologists and human behavior

6. Wilhelm Wundt and Structuralism
1879, paved the way for psychology as a modern laboratory science.
Claimed that consciousness has a specific structure:
objective sensations and subjective feelings
Writing Activity – Eat a Dum Dum
Objective Analysis – In a short paragraph; as you savor the flavor, objectively analyze the following: shape, color, smell, sounds, texture, composition and taste.
Subjective Analysis – Close your eyes as you eat your Dum Dum.
1. What thoughts or feelings do you have as you eat it?
2. Do you have any memories triggered by the sensations mentioned in your response to number one? Explain.

7. William James and Functionalism
Experience is a continuous stream of consciousness
Used behavioral observations and introspection to determine the function of people’s actions.
Mental processes that help organisms adapt to their environment.
A proficient typist does not think about typing, they process their ideas while their fingers do the typing. Habit allows us to take the mechanics of writing for granted and to concentrate instead on what we are writing; not how to write.
Adaptive actions are repeated to become habits
-Pocket texting (soooo 2006) -Driving a car
-Guitar picking patterns -Riding a bike
-Dribbling a basketball -Video game controllers
-What is an adaptive behavior you have turned into a habit because it makes something/life easier for you?

8. John B. Watson and Behaviorism
Saw consciousness as a private event known only to the individual – not a measurable phenomenon.
Psychology, as a science, should be limited to observable, measurable events – behavior.
Observe your teacher’s behavior and record it.
Clean excessively, be crazy about things being in order (books on desk, markers turned the same way.) Overly concerned about not hurting other people

9. B. F. Skinner and Reinforcement
Rewards for an action or behavior increase the chances for that behavior to recur in the future.
Can be positive OR negative.
Creek Cash/Parties for positive behavior
Social Media (likes)
Crying Babies
Candy on test day

10. Gestalt School – Wertheimer, Koffka, and Kohler
German word for “shape” or “form”
Fascinated with how people’s differing perceptions of experience shaped their reality. (or how their reality shapes their perceptions)
(Police)
Context drastically changes a person’s ability to process and reorganize information in order to solve problems.
Learning was accomplished by “insight,” not mechanical repetition or habit.
Dot Activity

11. If you have done this before and know the answer sit and quietly laugh at your neighbor; don’t do it or give the solution away!
5 minutes max

12. Sigmund Freud and the School of Psychoanalysis
Importance of unconscious motives and internal conflicts in determining behavior.
One’s hidden impulses, verbal slips, and dreams can give insight into a deep layer of the brain of which we are unaware.
Freudian Slips – sub conscious thoughts surface in our conscious mind

13. Exit Slip
Which of the following questions would a PHILOSOPHER pose when addressing the "Trolley Problem" scenarios?
A. Is there a wrong answer to these scenarios?
B. Why do the scenarios feel different?
C. Why would the fear of being the fat man on the bridge translate into empathy for the actual fat man?
D. How do people generally answer the questions posed by the scenarios?
Which of the following questions would a PSYCHOLOGIST pose when addressing the "Trolley Problem" scenarios?
B. What does the scenario tell us about the human existence?
C. How do people generally answer the questions posed by the scenarios?
One difference between the philosophical approach and the psychological approach is:
A. the desire to explain the behavior using empirical evidence.
B. the interest in the study of humans.
C. which scenario they focused on.
Write ONE sentence summarizing William James’ findings. (what did he combine?)
In a sentence, summarize how psychology changed from ancient times to the 20th century.

14. Exit Slip
1. Which of the following questions would a PHILOSOPHER pose when addressing the "Trolley Problem" scenarios?
A. Is there a wrong answer to these scenarios?
B. Why do the scenarios feel different?
C. Why would the fear of being the fat man on the bridge translate into empathy for the actual fat man?
D. How do people generally answer the questions posed by the scenarios?
2. Which of the following questions would a PSYCHOLOGIST pose when addressing the "Trolley Problem" scenarios?
B. What does the scenario tell us about the human existence?
C. How do people generally answer the questions posed by the scenarios?
3. One difference between the philosophical approach and the empirical method/psychological approach is:
A. the desire to explain the behavior using empirical evidence.
B. the interest in the study of humans.
C. which scenario they focused on.
4. Write ONE sentence summarize William James’ findings. (what did he combine?)
Observation and introspection
5. In a sentence, summarize how psychology changed from ancient times to the 20th century.
Became based on observation and empirical (measurable) data – Scientific Method