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1 Psychology: Unit 1: Intro and Research

2 Prescientific Psychology
Socrates ( B.C.) and Plato ( B.C.) Socrates Plato Socrates and his student Plato believed the mind was separate from the body, the mind continued to exist after death, and ideas were innate.

3 Prescientific Psychology
Aristotle ( B.C.) “The soul is not separable from the body, and the same holds good of particular parts of the soul.” Aristotle, De Anima, 350 B.C. Aristotle suggested that the soul is not separable from the body and that knowledge (ideas) grow from experience. Psychology 7e in Modules

4 Prescientific Psychology
Rene Descartes ( ) Descartes like Plato believed the immaterial mind and physical body were separate but communicated in the brain at pineal gland. Animal spirits moved from the brain to act on the muscles and experiences lead the nerves to open up “pores” in the brain to form memories. Descartes was right about the nerves connecting the inside and the outside worlds but had no notion of how these nerves functioned. Descartes, like Plato, believed in soul (mind)-body separation, but wondered how the immaterial mind and physical body communicated. Psychology 7e in Modules

5 Prescientific Psychology
Francis Bacon ( ) Bacon is one of the founders of modern science, particularly the experimental method. Psychology 7e in Modules

6 Prescientific Psychology
John Locke ( ) biografieonline.it/img/bio/John_Locke.jpg Locke held that the mind was a tabula rasa, or blank sheet, at birth, and experiences wrote on it. Psychology 7e in Modules

7 Prescientific Psychology
What is the relation of mind to the body? Mind and body are connected Mind and body are distinct The Hebrews Socrates Aristotle Plato Augustine Descartes Psychology 7e in Modules

8 Prescientific Psychology
How are ideas formed? Some ideas are inborn The mind is a blank slate Socrates Aristotle Plato Locke Psychology 7e in Modules

9 Psychological Science is Born
Structuralism-basic elements that make up mental experiences Titchner ( ) Wundt ( ) OBJECTIVE 3| Explain how early psychologists sought to understand the mind’s structure and functions, and identify some of the leading psychologists who worked in these areas. Structuralism: Wundt and his student Titchner focused on the elements of mind, and studied it by using introspection (self-reflection). Wundt established the first laboratory of psychology in 1879 at Leipzig, Germany, and wrote the first textbook of psychology. Wundt (father of psychology) and Titchener studied the elements (atoms) of the mind by conducting experiments at Leipzig, Germany. Psychology 7e in Modules

10 Psychological Science is Born
Functionalism-studies the function rather than the structure of consciousness James ( ) Mary Calkins Functionalism: James suggested that it would be more fruitful to consider the evolved functions of our thoughts and feelings than simply studying the elements of mind. Based on the theory of evolution, he suggested that the function of these thoughts and feelings was adaptive. James admitted the first woman student Mary Calkins to Harvard and tutored her. Despite his efforts she was not able to attain her PhD from Harvard. Influenced by Darwin, William James established the school of functionalism, which opposed structuralism. Psychology 7e in Modules

11 Psychological Science is Born
The Unconscious Mind Freud ( ) Sigmund Freud and his followers emphasized the importance of the unconscious mind and its effects on human behavior. Psychology 7e in Modules

12 Psychological Science Develops
Behaviorism: studies behavior w/o reference to mental processes Skinner ( ) Watson ( ) OBJECTIVE 4| Describe the evolution of psychology as defined from 1920s to through today. Ivan Pavlov a Russian Physiologist, James Watson and Skinner were all instrumental in developing the science of psychology and emphasized behavior instead of mind or mental thoughts. From 1920 to 1960, psychology in the US was heavily oriented towards behaviorism. Watson (1913) and later Skinner emphasized the study of overt behavior as the subject matter of scientific psychology. Psychology 7e in Modules

13 Psychological Science Develops
Humanistic Psychology: emphasizes the growth potential of healthy people: Growth Potential Maslow ( ) Rogers ( ) Maslow and Rogers emphasized current environmental influences on our growth potential and our need for love and acceptance. Psychology 7e in Modules

14 Psychology Today We define psychology today as the scientific study of behavior (what we do) and mental processes (inner thoughts and feelings).

15 Psychology’s Big Debate
Nature versus Nurture Darwin ( ) OBJECTIVE 5| Summarize the nature-nurture debate in psychology, and describe the principle of natural selection. Darwin stated that nature selects those that best enable the organism to survive and reproduce in a particular environment. Psychology 7e in Modules

16 Psychology’s Three Main Levels of Analysis
OBJECTIVE 6| Identify the three main levels of analysis in the biopsychosocial approach, and explain why psychology’s varied perspectives are complementary. Biopsychosocial approach considers the influence of biological, psychological, and socio-cultural factors on behavior. Each approach provides an incomplete explanation of behaviors. Psychology 7e in Modules

17 Psychology’s Current Perspectives
Focus Sample Questions Biological How the body and brain enables emotions? How are messages transmitted in the body? How is blood chemistry linked with moods and motives? Evolutionary How the natural selection of traits promotes the perpetuation of ones genes How does evolution influence behavior tendences? Humanistic How our environment influences our personal growth and self fullfillment How does personal growth influence personality? Although debates arise among the psychologists working from differing perspectives, each point of view addresses important questions. Psychology 7e in Modules

18 Psychology’s Current Perspectives
Focus Sample Questions Psychoanalytic/ Psychodynamic How behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts? How can someone’s personality traits and disorders be explained in terms of sexual and aggressive drives or as disguised effects of unfulfilled wishes and childhood traumas? Behavioral How we learn observable responses? How do we learn to fear particular objects or situations? What is the most effective way to alter our behavior, say to lose weight or quit smoking?

19 Psychology’s Current Perspectives
Focus Sample Questions Cognitive How we encode, process, store and retrieve information? How do we use information in remembering? Reasoning? Problem solving? Social-cultural How behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures? How are we — as Africans, Asians, Australians or North Americans – alike as members of human family? As products of different environmental contexts, how do we differ?

20 Psychology’s Subfields: Research
Psychologist What she does Biological Explore the links between brain and mind. Developmental Study changing abilities from womb to tomb. Cognitive Study how we perceive, think, and solve problems. Personality Investigate our persistent traits. Social Explore how we view and affect one another. OBJECTIVE 7| Identify some of the psychology’s subfields, and explain the difference between clinical psychology and psychiatry. Psychology 7e in Modules

21 Psychology’s Subfields: Research
Data: APA 1997

22 Psychology’s Subfields: Applied
Psychologist What she does Clinical Studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders Counseling Helps people cope with academic, vocational, and marital challenges. Educational Studies and helps individuals in school and educational settings Industrial/ Organizational Studies and advises on behavior in the workplace. Psychology 7e in Modules

23 Additional info. 1. Clinical psych – diagnose and treat severe disorders 2. Counseling psych – less severe disorders – anxiety, low-level depression, phobias 3. School psych – test administration – severe cases – counseling 4. Industrial Organization psych – workplace/human – human factors 5. Experimental psych – university – mice – details 6. Social psych – prejudice and stereotypes – group behavior 7. Developmental psych – geriatric 8. Psychometric psych – test designers – statistics – 9. Forensic psych – CSI – military operations 10. Sports psych- Pressure- Performance issues

24 Psychology’s Subfields: Applied
Data: APA 1997

25 Clinical Psychology vs. Psychiatry
A clinical psychologist (Ph.D.) studies, assesses, and treats troubled people with psychotherapy. Psychiatrists on the other hand are medical professionals (M.D.) who use treatments like drugs and psychotherapy to treat psychologically diseased patients.

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