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History and Approaches of Psychology

History and Approaches of Psychology. CYPA PSYCH Spring 2014 Class 2 Feb. 23. Let’s Play a Game, Shall We?. Agree. Disagree. Strongly Agree. Strongly Disagree. Science can only be based on that which we can see and observe.

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History and Approaches of Psychology

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  1. History and Approaches of Psychology CYPA PSYCH Spring 2014 Class 2 Feb. 23

  2. Let’s Play a Game, Shall We? Agree Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree

  3. Science can only be based on that which we can see and observe.

  4. One of the most Influential aspects of a person’s personality is their culture.

  5. Context and environment are what make a person; genetics has very little to do with it.

  6. If we try to track our thoughts as they happen, we will be able to record real “cognition” or “thinking”.

  7. We can learn a lot about our current drives and desires by studying ouR evolutionary path.

  8. The best way to approach questions about ourselves is by focusing on one field of knowledge at a time.

  9. Humans are nothing more than DNA and Neural firings. Everything we can know about a person comes from Biology.

  10. The very Basics of Psych theory Waves/Schools Perspectives Humanist Psychoanalytic Biopsychology Evolutionary Behavioral Cognitive Sociocultural • Introspection (Structuralism: Wilhelm Wundt Functionalism: William James) • Gestalt (whole, Wertheimer) • Psychoanalysis (Freud) • Behaviorism (Pavlov, Watson, Skinner) • Multiple (eclectic)

  11. Burn it into your little brains!!* Psychology is scientific study of behavior and mental processes.  *But for real, your brain only weighs 3 pounds but is responsible for almost everything

  12. So check this out… B.F. Skinner and Operant Conditioning (he is a…???)

  13. The Atlantic Skinner Marketing Today’s Critical Reading

  14. Critical Comprehension • What is the author’s main argument? • What support does the author use to make that argument? • What is the tone of this article? • How does the author attempt to connect with his audience? • Who is the intended audience?

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