Presentation Transcript
Slide 1:Ch. 1 The Evolution of Psychology
Slide 2:Scientific study of behavior and mental processes. What is Psychology?
Slide 3:Where Psychologists Work
Slide 4:Some Psychologists Conduct Research
Slide 5:Some Psychologists Work in Professional Practice
Slide 6:Major Themes Across Psychology Areas
Slide 7:1. Psychology is Empirical
Slide 8:2. Psychology Uses Theories & Tests Them
Slide 9:3. Psychology Evolves in a Socio-Cultural Context
Slide 10:4. Psychology Offers Multiple Causes for Behavior
Slide 11:5. Psychology Assumes Our Experience is Highly Subjective
Slide 12:6. Psychology Assumes Nature & Environment Affect Behavior
Slide 13:Approaches to Psychology
Slide 14:William Wundt - 1879.
Consciousness
Laws that governed the mind
Experimental Attitude Wundt, Tichener, & Structuralism
Slide 15:Introspection (Exp Technique)
Given a stimulus, describe the sensations that make up your conscious experience. Wundt & Introspection
Slide 16:American system of Wundt’s approach
Conscious Thought
Classification of Mind’s structures into sub-elements Tichener & Structuralism
Slide 17:Example of Structuralism
Slide 18:William James
Influenced by Darwin
Function not Structure
“Adaptive Significance” James & Functionalism
Slide 19: Positron emission tomography (PET) Stroke Normal Brain Example of Functionalism
Slide 20:Max Wertheimer –
“whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Gestalt Approach
Slide 21:Gestalt Example
Slide 22:Learning Approaches Watson –
NO Conscious Thought & Mental Processes
Slide 23:“Behaviorism” Focus –
Observable Behavior
Environmental Influences
Slide 24:“Behaviorism” in Childcare
Slide 25:Sigmund Freud –
Unconsciousness
Influenced by:
Early Experiences
Internal Conflicts Instincts vs. Society Psychoanalytic Approaches
Slide 26:Psychoanalytic “Dog Care”
Slide 27:Carl Rogers
Focus on:
Capacity for Growth,
Freedom to Choose Destiny,
Positive, Unique qualities Humanistic Approaches
Slide 28:Cognitive Approaches Focus on:
Structure Experience
Direct Attention
Remember/Forget
Problem Solve
Slide 29:Cognitive Neuroscience
Slide 30:Cognitive Neuroscience Focus on:
Behavioral Genetics
Biochemistry of N.S.
Operation of Brain
Slide 31:Contemporary
Approaches Cognitive Neuroscience Approaches Operation of the Brain
Ex.