Welcome to Introduction to Psychology PSY 101
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A Li%le True False Quiz
1. Psychology is the study of the
mind
2. The human brain is
completely understood
3. Some people never dream 4. Reinforcing a subject indefinitely maintains behavior
5. Our memory tends to decay as we grow older 6. Intelligence is largely due to heredity 7. We are born with all our emoJons 8. Psychoanalysis is the most common form of therapy
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Top 10 Most Popular College Majors (areas of study)
1) Business AdministraJon and Management
Psychology
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Psych = soul ology = study of The ONLY subject about you!
What is Psychology? Chapter 1
What is Psychology? Hybrid science natural science + philosophy = PSYCHOLOGY(social science)
What is Psychology? Defining Psychology: scienJfic study of behavior and mental processes.
Approaches to Psychology
The Behavioral Approach scien9fic study of behavior & that behavior is shaped by the environment Observable behavioral responses interac9ons with the environment that can be seen & measured
John B. Watson & Behaviorism
What was his subject ma%er? Observable Behavior
Environment shapes us
nature vs. nurture
The Li%le Albert Story
BF Skinner
(follower of Watson)
PSY should be about what ppl do (acJons & behaviors)
Punishments determine our behavior What we do is who we are
The CogniJve Approach Emphasizes the mental processes involved in knowing: how we direct our aEen9on perceive remember think solve problems
View the mind as an ac9ve & aware problem-‐solving system
Albert Bandura
(1925 -‐ )
Social CogniJve theory
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View the mind as an acJve & aware problem-‐ solving system
The Psychodynamic Approach Emphasizes the unconscious aspects of the mind, conflict between biological ins9ncts & society's demands, & early family experiences
Sigmund Freud
(1856 -‐ 1939)
What really influences behavior?
How do you find out?
unconscious thoughts and desires
Psychoanalysis
“I have found little that is ‘good ’ about human beings on the whole. In my experience most of them are trash. . .” Sigmund Freud
Freud says:︎
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar
The great question . . . which I’ve not been able to answer despite my 30 years of research into the feminine soul is,
“What do women want?”
The HumanisJc Approach a persons capacity for personal growth, freedom to choose a des9ny, & posi9ve quali9es
Abraham Maslow capacity for personal growth
The Sociocultural Approach the influences of culture, ethnicity, & gender on behavior
The Biological Approach the body, especially the brain & nervous system Neuroscience = scien9fic study of the structure, func9on, development, gene9cs, & biochemistry of the nervous system
The EvoluJonary Approach Ideas: adapta9on, reproduc9on & natural selec9on as the basis for explaining specific human behaviors
Psychology Careers
Areas of Specializa9on (14) Clinical & Counseling Psychology Psychiatry
Community Psychology Environmental Psychology
Behavioral Neuroscience & ComparaJve Psychology Developmental psychology
Social Psychology Personality Psychology
School & EducaJonal Psychology Industrial/OrganizaJonal Psychology
Cross-‐cultural Psychology Psychology of Women
Health psychology Forensic psychology
Sports Psychology
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“What’s madness, but nobility of soul at odds with circumstance?”
Theodore Roethke