1. Mr. Jochem Fall 2011 WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY –CHAPTER ONE

2. WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY LIKE TO YOU? What do YOU think about when you hear the word Psychology? What parts of the field draw you the most right now?

3. WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY? Definition: It is the SCIENTIFIC study of Behavior and the Mental Processes BREAK DOWN- What does it mean to be scientific? What is behavior? Describe it. What is a mental process? Describe it. It involves BOTH animals and humans- Why? What can we learn about both? What can be shared?

4. ITS ALL GREEK TO ME! Psychology can be broken down into two parts: Psyche -which is the human mind (behavior and thought) Ology -the study of

5. PSYCHOLOGY AND THE SOCIAL STUDIES Economics-it was established during the Renaissance Times and evolved through the ideas of Adam Smith History-is the 2 nd oldest-it was established during the Greek Time in history (during the classical period)-Herodotus was the “Father of History” Political Science-is the oldest, and the study of it as a discipline started with the Greeks. Who should rule? And How they should rule? Have been questions since the start of human civilization. Psychology-is the newest! It is only about 100 years old. Sociology-is the 2 nd newest and started in the early 1800’s

6. YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH PSYCHOLOGY You are all psychologists You even form theories about behavior You use data, but probably not systematically

7. THE GOALS OF PSYCHOLOGY There are FOUR Goals of Psychology : 1. Description: What is Happening?-involves observing a behavior and noting everything about it. What is going on is most important. 2. Explanation: When one is looking for an explanation why something is happening and why someone is behaving in a certain manner. This is important for establishing theories - which is a general explanation of a set of observations or facts. 3. Prediction: When will it happen again?-predicting the future is the goal. Sometimes predicting the future allows for one to change or modify behavior. 4. Control- how can it be changed?-the goal is to change one variable and then observe the behavior of the subject(s) after the control has been established.

8. THE GOALS OF PSYCHOLOGY EXAMPLES In class, provide an example that can demonstrate the use of all four questions Description (what?) Explanation (why?) Prediction (When will?...) Control (How can?...)

9. THE ROOTS OF PSYCHOLOGY Name of Person Important Ideas, Observations, Theories ExamplesComparison (similarities and differences) to other ideas/concepts and people Aristotle/Plato/ Descartes Wilhelm Wundt Edward Titchener William James

10. THE ROOTS OF PSYCHOLOGY Gestalt Sigmund Freud John Watson Pavlov Mary Cover Jones

11. TYPES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFESSIONALS A psychiatrist -has a Medical Doctorate (M.D.) Degree who is specialized in the diagnoses and treatment of psychological disorders A psychoanalyst -is either a psychiatrist (M.D.) or a psychologists (Ph.D., Psy.D., or Ed.D.)-theories of psychoanalysis Psychiatric social worker -is trained in area of social work and usually have a Master of Social Work-they focus on the environment that impact mental disorders Psychologists -has no medical training but a doctorate with rigorous academic training and specialized training fields in one or more areas

12. SUB FIELDS OF PSYCHOLOGY + WHERE THEY WORK