1. Chapter 1, Section 2 A Brief History of Psychology Mr. Young 1 st and 6 th Period

2. Essential Question  Has the field of Psychology evolved over time and if it has, what has lead to this process?

3. I CAN:  Explain important trends in the history of Psychology  Identify various approaches to the study of Psychology  Analyze why Sigmund Freud smoked cigars  List and Explain the major reasons why most Psychologists had cool facial hair

4. The Origins of Psychology  Phrenology- practice of examining bumps on a person’s skull to determine that persons intellect and character trait  Psychology has molded from other sciences

5. Phrenology Video  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80dZ71K m6_g&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80dZ71K m6_g&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80dZ71K m6_g&feature=related  3:30 minutes  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nck46Bz t2c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nck46Bz t2c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nck46Bz t2c  1:20 movie clip

6. Historical Approaches 1.Structuralism 2.Functionalism 3.Inheritable Traits 4.Gestalt Psychology

7. 1) Structuralism  A psychologist who studied the basic elements that make up conscious mental experiences  Wundt developed introspection, a method of self- observation in which participants report their thoughts and feelings

8. 2) Functionalism  William James, taught at Harvard  Father of Psychology in America  Study how animals and people adapt to their environments

9. Psychology 101 Video  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW6nm6 9Z_IE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW6nm6 9Z_IE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW6nm6 9Z_IE  1:10 min

10. 3) Inheritable Traits  Sir Francis Galton  Understand how heredity influences a person’s abilities, characters, and behavior  A person’s heredity and environment interact to influence intelligence  Helped to create modern personality and IQ tests

11. Inheritable traits video  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP27i05- vTg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP27i05- vTg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP27i05- vTg  1:30 min

12. 4) Gestalt Psychology  “Whole Pattern” means Gestalt  Argued that perception is more than the sum of its parts.  Forerunner for cognitive approaches to the study of psychology

13. Giuseppe Arcimboldo Autumn

14. Radio City Music Hall

15. Gestalt Theory  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxKcpfFv uf8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxKcpfFv uf8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxKcpfFv uf8  4:14 minutes

16. Contemporary Approaches 1.Psychoanalytic 2.Behavioral 3.Humanistic 4.Cognitive 5.Biological 6.Sociocultural Approach

17. 1) Psychoanalytic  Sigmund Freud, more interested in unconscious mind  Believe that the unconscious mind controls your behavior  http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=AUB85lSj4 pM http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=AUB85lSj4 pM http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=AUB85lSj4 pM  2:30 min

18. Talking Theory Video  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZq_U2h bnvs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZq_U2h bnvs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZq_U2h bnvs  Big Bang Theory (1:45 min)

19. 2) Behavioral  Ivan Pavlov, John B. Watson, B.F. Skinner  When you investigate observable behavior  Skinner- Reinforcement, response to behavior that will increase likelihood or repeated behavior

20. Ivan Pavlov Video  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMJJpbR x_O8&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMJJpbR x_O8&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMJJpbR x_O8&feature=related  1:50 min  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhqumfpx uzI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhqumfpx uzI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhqumfpx uzI  3:55 min

21. B.F. Skinner Video  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_ctJqjlrH A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_ctJqjlrH A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_ctJqjlrH A  3:58 min  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy_mIEnn lF4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy_mIEnn lF4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy_mIEnn lF4  Sheldon and Penny on Big Bang Theory  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWyZHS Zf3TM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWyZHS Zf3TM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWyZHS Zf3TM  Sheldon and Penny 2

23. 3) Humanistic  Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers  Each person has freedom in directing his or her future and potential to develop  Emphasizes personal growth

24. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Video  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKVULQ _S70Q&feature=fvwrel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKVULQ _S70Q&feature=fvwrel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKVULQ _S70Q&feature=fvwrel  1 min

25. 4) Cognitive  Jean Piaget, Norm Chomsky  Concerned with how thinking processes, such as intelligence and problem solving, can be used to deal with problems or to develop a healthy personality

26. 5) Biological  Biological factors influence our behavior  Modern PET, MRI scans  Genetic factors influence a wide range of human behaviors

27. 6) Sociocultural  Studies the social and cultural influence on behavior  Way we think, feel, behave may be linked to culture  Also concerned with issue of gender and socioeconomic status