Welcome to Introduction to Psychology PSY 101
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Top 10 Most Popular College Majors (areas of study)
1) Business Administra:on and Management
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Psych = soul ology = study of The ONLY subject about you!
What is Psychology? Chapter 1 Introduc5on and Research Methods Lecture
What is Psychology? Hybrid Science natural science + philosophy = PSYCHOLOGY(social science)
W h a t i s Psychology? Defining Psychology: scien:fic study of behavior and mental processes.
Approaches & Psychologists
The Behavioral Approach scien5fic study of behavior & that behavior is shaped by the environment Observable behavioral responses interac5ons with the environment that can be seen & measured
John B. Watson & Behaviorism
What was his subject maUer? Observable Behavior
Environment shapes us
nature vs. nurture
The LiUle Albert Story
BF Skinner
(follower of Watson)
PSY should be about what ppl do (ac:ons & behaviors)
Punishments determine our behavior What we do is who we are
The Cogni:ve Approach Emphasizes the mental processes involved in knowing: how we direct our aJen5on perceive remember think solve problems
View the mind as an ac5ve & aware problem-‐solving system
Albert Bandura
(1925 -‐ )
Social Cogni:ve theory
imita:on
View the mind as an ac:ve & aware problem-‐ solving system
The Psychodynamic Approach Emphasizes the unconscious aspects of the mind, conflict between biological ins5ncts & society's demands, & early family experiences
Sigmund Freud
(1856 -‐ 1939)
What really influences behavior?
How do you find out?
unconscious thoughts and desires
Psychoanalysis
The Humanis:c Approach a persons capacity for personal growth, freedom to choose a des5ny, & posi5ve quali5es
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 = scien5fic study of the structure, func5on, development, gene5cs, & biochemistry of the nervous system
The Evolu:onary Approach Ideas: adapta5on, reproduc5on & natural selec5on as the basis for explaining specific human behaviors
Psychology Careers
Jobs with an Undergraduate Degree in Psychology
Jobs with an Undergraduate Degree in Psychology
Jobs with an Undergraduate Degree in Psychology
“What’s madness, but nobility of soul at odds with circumstance?”
Theodore Roethke