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1 Psy 105 Introductory Psychology I
David Allbritton

2 What is Psychology? The science that studies behavior and mental processes Scientific Approach: empirical and skeptical 1st question: What is the evidence? 2nd question: What *exactly* is the evidence? (this quote from Elizabeth Loftus)

3 Subfields of Psychology
Cognitive Biological Personality Developmental Quantitative Clinical Counseling Community Educational Social Industrial/ Organizational

4 Where Do Psychologists Work?
Source: Data from the 1998 APA Directory Survey

5 What do Psychology Majors Do?
According to 1992 APA survey: 42% enrolled in graduate school 28% also worked at the same time 50% were employed full or part time 6% were not employed What kind of jobs? A wide variety

6 Approaches to the Science of Psychology
Biological Approach: Emphasizes activity of the nervous system, especially the brain; the action of hormones and other chemicals; and genetics. Evolutionary Approach: Emphasizes the ways in which behavior and mental processes are adaptive for survival.

7 Approaches (cont.) Psychodynamic Approach: Emphasizes internal conflicts, mostly unconscious, which usually pit sexual or aggressive instincts against environmental obstacles to their expression Behavioral Approach: Emphasizes learning, especially each person’s experience with rewards and punishments

8 Approaches (cont.) Cognitive Approach: Emphasizes mechanisms through which people receive, store, retrieve, and otherwise process information Humanistic Approach: Emphasizes individual potential for growth and the role of unique perceptions in guiding behavior and mental processes

9 A Brief History of Psychology
Philosophical roots Empiricism: Knowledge comes through experience and observation, not through speculation. Influence of Darwin’s ideas on development of psychology as a science. Birth of modern, scientific psychology credited to Wundt in 1879. First Psychologist to win Nobel Prize (1978)

10 A brief history: The Big Picture
Early schools of thought structuralism functionalism gestalt psychodynamics Modern paradigms behaviorism cognitive “revolution” biological approaches evolutionary psychology

11 Structuralism Goals: To study conscious experience and its structure.
Notable Psychologists: Wundt, Titchner Methods: Experiments; introspection. Application: “Pure scientific research” spurred development of psychological laboratories.

12 Functionalism Goals: To study how the mind works to allow an organism to adapt to its environment. Notable Psychologists: James; Cattell; Thorndike; Dewey Methods: Naturalistic observations of animal and human behavior. Applications: Child psychology; educational and industrial psychology; study of individual differences.

13 Gestalt Psychology Goals: To describe organization of mental processes. “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Notable Psychologists: Wertheimer; Koffka; Kohler Methods: Observation of sensory/perceptual phenomena. Applications: Understanding of visual illusions; laid some groundwork for humanistic and cognitive psychology.

14 Psychoanalysis Goals: To explain personality and behavior and develop techniques for treating mental illness. Notable Psychologists: Freud; Jung; Adler Methods: Free association under guidance of analyst; clinical insight. Applications: Development of psychotherapy; emphasis on childhood as important in later personality.

15 Behaviorism Goals: To study only observable behavior and explain behavior via learning principles. To make psychology into a “real” science. Notable Psychologists: Watson; Skinner Methods: Observation of the relationship between environmental stimuli and behavioral responses. Rigorous application of scientific methods. Application: Behavior modification; improved teaching methods.

16 Modern Paradigms in Psychology
Behaviorism Cognitive “revolution” Biological approaches Evolutionary psychology

17 Recurring Issues and Themes
Nature vs. Nurture Holism vs. Reductionism Freedom vs. Determinism Levels of Analysis Limited Capacity and “shortcuts” Evolutionary origins Failures of the system

18 Above All, This: What is the EVIDENCE? What exactly is the evidence?

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