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Prologue A: Psychology’s History & Approaches

Prologue A: Psychology’s History & Approaches. A.P. Psychology. Essential Question. How did Psychology begin , as a science , and what are the modern psychological perspectives ?. Prologue (A): Origins of Psychology. A.P. Psychology. Do-Now: (In Journal) 10 points.

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Prologue A: Psychology’s History & Approaches

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  1. Prologue A:Psychology’s History & Approaches A.P. Psychology

  2. Essential Question How did Psychologybegin, as a science, and what are the modernpsychological perspectives?

  3. Prologue (A):Origins of Psychology A.P. Psychology

  4. Do-Now:(In Journal) 10 points • Why have you chosen to take A.P. Psychology? • What is it that your wish to pursue? Try to be specific?

  5. Psychology • Psychology: • The study of behavior and mental processes • Empiricism: • The view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, rely on observation and experimentation

  6. Psychology

  7. Psychology: Fact or Falsehood Task: Complete pretest. . . .

  8. The Origins of Psychology From where did Psychologyoriginate?

  9. The Origins of Psychology Psychology has its roots in Ancient Greek Philosophy (600-400 B.C.E.), and continues throughout world history. Over time, several approaches to studying human thought and behavior continued to develop and change

  10. Historical Approaches of Psychology • Structuralism: • Structure of the human mind • Utilizes Introspection • Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920) • *Psychology officially recognized (1879—first laboratory) • Functionalism: • Function/Role of the human mind. . .what enables us to survive, adapt, and flourish • William James (1842-1910) • The Principles of Psychology (1890)

  11. Historical Approaches of Psychology How might we compareStructuralism and Functionalism to studying an automobile?

  12. Two approaches not mentioned. . . • Historical Approaches of Psychology: • Inheritable Traits: • Influence of heredity on human thought and behavior • Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911) • Gestalt Psychology: • Human sensation and perception • Gestalt: “whole pattern”(e.g. chair vs. seat, legs, back, etc.) • Max Wertheimer (1880-1943)

  13. Historical Approaches of Psychology What areas of modernPsychology do you think originated from Inheritable Traits and Gestalt Psychology?

  14. Psychological Science Develops • Throughout the 20th century, Psychology continued to expand as a study integrating the views of both Philosophy and Biochemistry: • Experimental Psychology • Behaviorism • Psychoanalytic Theory • Humanistic Psychology • Cognitive Neuroscience

  15. Review • What is Psychology? Why should Psychology rely on Empiricism? • Briefly describe the 2 Historical Approaches before 1920 to Psychology: • Structuralism • Functionalism Who were associated with each of these approaches?

  16. Homework • Unit 1 Key People

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