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1 Introduction PSYCHOLOGY 12 ACADEMIC
2 Essential Vocabulary and Concepts Nature vs Nurture/ Heredity vs environment Stimulus/Stimuli Brain vs mind Conscious, subconscious and unconscious Introspection Innate Behaviour Derived Empirical Tabula Rasa Neurological Cognitive, cognition Determinants
3 Ψ is the symbol for Psychology Ψ is the Greek letter psi and it is the international shorthand symbol for the word Psychology. You will often see it in text books or anything relating to the subject.
4 PSYCHOLOGY THE DEFINITION: The scientific study of behaviour and mental processes(mind) THE GOAL: To describe, predict, explain and control behaviour KEY QUESTIONS: How are bodily processes turned into mental awareness of the outside world? How do our minds and bodies interact?
5 How do psychologists study the mind? Even if we were to split open the skull of a willing volunteer and have a look inside, we would only see the grey matter of the brain. We cannot see someone thinking. Nor can we observe their emotions, or memories, or perceptions and dreams.
6 How do psychologists study the mind? In fact, psychologists adopt a similar approach to scientists in other fields Nuclear physicists interested in the structure of atoms cannot observe protons, electrons and neutrons directly. Instead, they predict how these elements should behave and devise experiments to confirm or refute their expectations.
7 Human behaviour: The raw data of psychology In a similar way, psychologists use human behaviour as a clue to the workings of the mind. Although we cannot observe the mind directly, everything we do, think, feel and say is determined by the functioning of the mind. So psychologists take human behaviour as the raw data for testing their theories about how the mind works.
8 What is the Mind? Refers to the mental processes and experiences that cannot be directly observed. any response that is internal or hidden from view and cannot be directly observed Psychology relies on inferences, or assumptions, about underlying processes on the basis of observable behaviour. An inference is a logical conclusion which is based on available evidence.
9 What is behaviour? Behaviour refers to any observable action made by a living person or animal. is best described as any kind of response that can actually be seen and measured. Examples of behaviour include: Eating Sleeping Sneezing Watching T.V. Running Marshmallow Effect
10 What is Behaviour? Consider each activity listed below and state whether or not you think it is a behaviour. Experiencing butterflies in the stomach Dreaming Blinking Heartbeat Toothache Planning an excuse to get out of a date Singing a song aloud Writing a letter Experiencing an itch Reading the time on your watch
11 The STROOP EFFECT SAY THE COLOUR OF THE WORDS IN THE NEXT SLIDE.
12 GREEN BLUE YELLOW BLACK BLUE YELLOW RED WHITE GREEN RED
13 BLACK BLUE RED YELLOW ORANGE GREEN PURPLE GREEN BLACK YELLOW
14 STROOP EFFECT ml The interference between the different information (what the words say and the color of the words) your brain receives causes a problem. The words themselves have a strong influence over your ability to say the color. There are two theories that may explain the Stroop effect: Speed of Processing Theory: the interference occurs because words are read faster than colors are named. Selective Attention Theory: the interference occurs because naming colors requires more attention than reading words.
15 Now we are going to do a simple activity involving letters of the alphabet. Based on your gut feelings, quickly write down: Your six FAVOURITE letters Your six LEAST FAVOURITE letters
16 Look over each list and circle all of the letters that occur in your own first name. Count the number of circled letters in each list. Which list included more of the letters from your own first name??
17 The preference for the letters in one s own name is the name letter effect. TO THINK ABOUT: Would people be more likely to purchase a product if the product resembled his or her name?
18 Which center circle is larger?
19 Here are the same circles again.
20 Do you see the flashing dots? The flashing is all in your head.
21 DESSERT ACTIVITY
22 If you could only pick one dessert to have for the rest of your life, which one (and only one) would you pick? Based on your selection, personality psychologists can identify key characteristics about your personality. Your choices are:
23 Strawberry short cake Chocolate chip cookies Brownies Sorbet Cheesecake Pudding Cake Ice cream Pie (any flavour)
24 Strawberry shortcake Romantic, warm, loving. You care about other people, can be counted on in a pinch and expect the same in return. You can be very emotional. You are a friend for life! But look out if someone screws you over. You can hold a grudge.
25 Chocolate chip cookies Sexy; always ready to give and receive. Very creative, adventurous, ambitious, and passionate. You can appear to have a cold exterior but are warm on the inside. Not afraid to take chances. You will not settle for anything average in life. Love to laugh.
26 Brownies You like sports, whether it be baseball, football, or basketball. If you could, you would like to participate, but you enjoy watching sports. You don t like to give up the remote control. You tend to be self centred and high maintenance.
27 Sorbet Sweet, loving, cuddly. You love all warm and fuzzy items. A little nutty at times. Sometimes you need an ice cream cone at the end of the day. Others perceive you as being childlike and immature at times.
28 Cheesecake Smooth, sexy, and articulate with your hands, you are an excellent after dinner speaker and a good teacher. But don t try to walk and chew gum at the same time. A bit of a diva at times, but you have many friends.
29 Pudding You are adventurous, love new ideas, and are a champion of underdogs and a slayer of dragons. When tempers flare up you whip out your sabre. You are always the oddball with a unique sense of humour and direction. You tend to be very loyal.
30 Cake Fun-loving, sassy, humorous, not very grounded in life; very indecisive and lack motivation. Everyone enjoys being around you, but you are a practical joker. Others should be cautious in making you mad. However, you are a friend for life.
31 Ice cream You are a very fun loving person, who likes to laugh. You are fun to be with. People like to hang out with you. You are a very warm hearted person and a little quirky at times. You have many loyal friends.
32 Was the description accurate or inaccurate? Why could this be? Does this make it hard to know if the prediction was right?
33 Pie You are a terrible person. No one likes you. Sure, a few people act as if they like you, but they only hang out with you to make fun of you. Turns out, you aren t that attractive either. Stay in college as long as you can because no one would hire you anyway. Your magic number is...let s be honest...you have no magic in your life. That makes your magic number zero. Loser.
34 In the context of these personality descriptions, the general statements work and seem believable because they are positive. If the feedback were negative it becomes less credible.
35 The Barnum Effect Barnum Effect : is a term that is used in psychology. It is the tendency for people to accept very general or vague characterizations of themselves and take them to be accurate. A good example of this can be seen when people believe what is said about them in psychometric tests, personality profiles, astrological predictions, and so on.
36 HISTORY Prescientific Psychology
37 Rene Descartes ( ) 1. Viewed mind and the body as interactive machines a. mind could influence the body and vice versa b. allowed for both voluntary and involuntary behavior 2. Ruled out organs other than the brain (e.g., the heart) as locations of mental functioning 3. Human minds consisted of two kinds of ideas a. Innate ideas (belief in "God, ideas we are born with ) b. Derived ideas (all ideas acquired through experience or reflection)
38 John Locke ( ) 1. Empiricist approach-knowledge should be acquired by careful observation 2. Opposed notion of innate ideas-he believed that all ideas come from experience or reflection we are not born with them 3. Mind is a "blank slate" (tabula rasa) written on by experience
39 HISTORY Founders of Scientific Psychology
40 Wilhelm Wundt ( ) 1. Founded the first research laboratory in psychology (Leipzig, Germany, 1879) This is considered the birth of modern psychology 2. Research methods included introspection, psychophysical measurements and reaction time His work concentrated on consciousness, thus psychology became the scientific study of conscious experience Wundt is considered to be the founder of psychology
41 Wilhelm Wundt
42 Stanley Hall ( ) 1. Established first psychology laboratory in the U.S. (1883) at Johns Hopkins University 2. Started first American psychology journal (1887), American Journal of Psychology William James 1. Published the influential Principles of Psychology, Associated with the founding of functionalism, a perspective emphasizing the functions rather than the structures of consciousness
43 Sigmund Freud: Published the Interpretation of Dreams (1900), an important work in psychoanalytic theory Ivan Pavlov Published first of many studies on conditioned reflexes, Leader of behaviorism 2. Believed psychology should study behavior, not consciousness 3. Viewed environment as the most important factor in the development of behavior; 4. dismissed the importance of inherited traits and instincts in human behavior
44 Types of Psychologists
45 Academic 1. Employed in college/university settings 2. Primary responisibilities include teaching, research and writing but may also include consulting, practice and administration
46 Researchers 1. Employed by industry, business and the government 2. Examine diverse phenomena. Examples: a. The effects of coffee breaks on work productivity b. Optimal training procedures for a specific job c. Ways to change behaviors that would prevent the spread of HIV
47 Developmental Psychologists: Experimental psychologists who typically research behavior changes occurring across the lifespan that are due to maturation and development
48 Practitioner 1. Provide services such as therapy, counseling and consulting 2. May also conduct research
49 Kinds of Practioners A. Clinical Psychologists: 1. Largest group of practitioners 2. Involved in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders 3. Duties include psychological testing, interviewing and therapy B. Counseling Psychologists: 1. Often work with clientele whose problems are of a moderate degree 2. Many counseling psychologists specialize in marital or family counseling
50 C. School Psychologists: 1. Concerned with social, intellectual and emotional development of elementary and secondary students 2. Work with children, parents and teachers 3. Often test students for special programs D. Educational Psychologists: Involved in teacher training, curriculum design and other related educational processes
51 E. Industrial/Organizational Psychologists: 1. Work in business and industry 2. Attempt to improve productivity 3. May develop employee selection programs, work with advertisers, study consumer behavior or design equipment F. Experimental Psychologists: 1. Broad classification for laboratory researchers 2. Work primarily in a specific area, such as memory, language or animal behavior
52 G. Social Psychologists: 1. Experimental psychologists who study social situations 2. Study topics such as conformity, obedience and leadership style
53 III. Contemporary Theoretical Orientations/perspectives in Psychology
54 What are Psychological Perspectives These are the different APPROACHES psychologists use to explain behaviour
55 BEHAVIOURAL APPROACH All behaviour is LEARNED through experience. This explanation is also called Learning Theory and is based on Conditioning There are two types of Conditioning Classical Conditioning Operant Conditioning
56 Conditioning and Humans Teaching Pigeons to Read
57 Classical Conditioning. Ivan Pavlov: Training Dogs to Salivate at the sound of a bell Unconditioned stiumulus Unconditioned response Conditioned stimulus Conditioned response ucs (food) +cs (bell) ucs (food) ucr (salivation) cs (bell) cr (salivation) ucr (salivation) Eventually after training cs (bell) cr (salivation)
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59 Have you been classically conditioned? At the dentist are you frightened as you walk through the door? As you sit in the chair? Going to the dentist is associated with pain you expect pain whenever you go to the dentist
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63 Operant Conditioning B F Skinner The rat s behaviour is shaped until it learns that it will be reinforced (rewarded) if it presses the food lever!
64 A. Behaviorism: Theoretical orientation based on the idea that scientific psychology should only study observable behaviour (things that can be measured) 1. First described by John B. Watson, Emphasized environmental determinants of behavior a. Role of heredity greatly deemphasized but not totally denied b. Environment can be manipulated to change behavior, whereas heredity cannot (as yet) 3. Deals only with directly observable behaviors a. Explain behavior by assessing the effects of external stimuli b. Behavior is determined by the occurrence of external events 4. B.F. Skinner: most famous behaviorist
65 Why Operant? When an animal performs a behaviour, it operates on the environment. THREE Possible consequences of behaviour positive reinforcement..pleasurable reward, so behaviour will be repeated negative reinforcement..performing a behaviour that will stop an unpleasant stimulus punishment.. an unpleasant response which will stop the behaviour
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67 Is your behaviour conditioned or learned? Ψ What do you do when you hear a bell ring? Ψ Could you touch a spider? Ψ Have you ever been rewarded for a behaviour?
68 B. Biological Approach 1. Human Behavior is understood by describing underlying biochemical and neurological causes in the body 2. Reductionistic: Observable behaviors reduced to physiological explanations The brain and mind are the same thing
69 Biological Approach All behaviour normal and abnormal, is based in physiological processes, especially the brain but also including other parts of the nervous system and the endocrine (glandular) system. THIS IS UNDOUBTEDLY TRUE!! What behaviour can you attribute to biology???
70 Examples Brain structure link between Broca s and Wernicke s area and language; the pineal gland and biological rhythms Brain function: electrical activity EEG stages of sleep Brain function: neurotransmitters increase in dopamine activity in schizophrenia, decrease in serotonin in depression, increase in pleasure/euphoria? Physiological arousal skin conductance responses, heart rate, increase with arousal state; hormones (adrenaline)
71 Functional MRI (fmri) Applies MRI technique to blood flow in the brain. So can picture the brain in action, e.g. look for variations in brain activity across different areas during speech and other behaviours Good spatial resolution (3 mm), no injections or radioactivity; but strong magnetic field, so any metal interferes
72 Positron Emission Tomography PET: injection of e.g. radioactive glucose; taken up by most active areas, emits radioactivity which can be recorded and built into a picture of brain activity Uses injections and radioactivity, so number of scans limited and only adults used. Spatial resolution not as good as fmri
73 D. Psychoanalytic Approach 1. Developed by Sigmund Freud 2. Human behavior primarily determined by unconscious processes 3. Theory not based on experimental evidence but by analyzing conversations with patients many aspects of this theory therefore are untestable 4. Influential on American psychology (e.g., stressed the importance of early experiences in determining later behavior patterns)
74 Psychoanalytic Theory Ψ Sigmund Freud s theory of personality (Psychoanalytic Theory) and treatment for abnormal behaviour called Psychoanalysis. Ψ The theory explains human development in terms of an innate drive (something we are born with e.g. pleasure) and early experience (the extent to which the desires were gratified)
75 Structure of the Freudian Personality Ψ Freud assumed that the mind is divided into 3 parts: Id, Ego and Superego
76 Defence Mechanisms Ψ Repression: Keep threats out of consciousness. Ψ Displacement: Move target of emotions e.g. aggression to someone/something else. Ψ Projection: Attribute undesirable characteristics to someone else.. it s not me it s you. Ψ Denial: Refuse to accept the reality of an event. Ψ Intellectualisation: Remove emotions from a threatening event. Ψ Examples?
77 C. Cognitive Approach 1.Cognitive psychologists study thoughts and mental processes 2. Study the intervening mental processes between stimulus inputs and response outputs 3. Significant contributions made in the areas of language, thought and memory 4. Prominent figures include Jerome Bruner, Jean Piaget, Herbert Simon and Noam Chomsky
78 Cognitive /Information Processing Theory Cognitive Psychologists believe it is internal, mental processes that can explain behaviour Began in the 1950s around the time of the first computers
79 Examples of processes Memory Attention Schemas Thinking Attribution Perception Information processing Social cognition
80 E. Humanistic Approach 1. Emerged in the 1950s 2. Viewed behavior as a product of free will and opposed the determinism of behaviorism and psychoanalysis 3. Believed too much emphasis placed on "rat studies" in the understanding of human behavior 4. Emphasized the inherent goodness of human beings 5. Developed methods of psychotherapy consistent with their views 6. Prominent figures include Carl Rogers, Abraham Maslow and Gordon Allport
81 RESEARCH METHODS
82 I. The Experiment: The only research method capable of showing cause and effect A. Includes a hypothesis 1. A statement about the relation between two or more variables 2. Must be testable, verifiable and refutable B. Independent variable: Variable manipulated by the experimenter C. Dependent variable: Measured variable influenced by the independent variable D. Experimental group: Group that receives the treatment E. Control group: Group that does not receive treatment (or receives a treatment presumed to be ineffective, e.g., placebo) 1. Serves as the basis for comparison of results from the experimental group 2. Also serves to eliminate alternative explanations of the results
83 F. Confounding variable: 1. Any variable besides the independent variable that could influence the results of an experiment 2. Influence is unwanted G. Population: The large group of people or animals from which samples are drawn H. Sample: Set of subjects drawn from particular population I. Control Measures 1. Counterbalancing: Controls for order effects of conditions 2. Single-blind: Controls subject awareness of group assignment 3. Double-blind: Controls subject and experimenter awareness of group assignment 4. Randomization: Selection and assignment of subjects to groups through random or chance procedure
84 Naturalistic Observation A. Behavior is observed in natural setting B. Typically, behavior is not interfered with or altered
85 Correlation Method A. Statistical technique used to measure the strength and nature of the relation between two variables B. Variables are quantified and statistically compared C. Helpful in studying topics, such as spouse or child abuse, where experimental methods (e.g., randomly selecting subjects and instructing them to behave in abusive ways) would be unethical D. Does not establish cause and effect E. Strength of relation is shown by absolute value of correlation coefficient; sign (+or -) indicates the direction of the relation
86 Survey Method A. Methods used to measure attitudes, motives, opinions and so on. B. Se1f-reported data: Interpreted cautiously C. Easily biased 1. A small return rate of a survey virtually ensures a sample that is not representative 2. Phrasing of the questions may affect respondents' answers
87 CONDUCTING RESEARCH Experiments lab & field. Questionnaires self report, open & closed questions. Interviews structured & unstructured. Observations overt, covert, ps observation & nonps observation. Types of studies case studies, correlation studies, longitudinal studies.
88 Scientific Study Scientific study refers to the approach which is used in psychology. Psychologists use the highly disciplined methods of science e.g. experimentation and carefully controlled observation. Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Psychology differ in what they study, yet each uses the scientific method trying to achieve common goals of: description, prediction, explanation and control
89 Experiments All experiments feature: The researcher manipulating the IV The researcher measuring the DV The researcher trying to control extraneous variables which may affect the outcome of the experiment.
90 Laboratory experiments Takes place in a controlled environment. Stops extraneous variables such as noise, lighting or heat which could affect the participant s response. Usually used for Memory and Perception.
91 Field Experiments Takes place in real or natural environment. Social psychologists prefer to do research in this way because ps cannot guess when situations have been set up.
92 Activity What type of experiment is this? nnw
93 Strengths Lab Experiments + High level of control, making it easier to establish cause and effect. + High level of reliability because the experiment could be replicated. Field Experiments + High ecological validity because the findings are applicable to real life settings. + Avoids ps effects because ps are not aware of the study. Weaknesses - Lacks ecological validity because it is not a real life environment. - Demand characteristics are more likely because the ps can guess what the experiment is about by the things set up in the lab room and form an interpretation of the experiment's purpose and unconsciously change their behaviour accordingly. - Low level of reliability. It would be difficult to get the same findings in a natural environment because it is a low level of control. - Harder to establish cause and effect.
94 Questionnaires One type of self report method. Consist of pre-set questions. Same for everyone in the sample. Can use open or closed questions
95 Closed Questions Questions which have a set number of possible answers - multiple choice - rating scales Disgusting Bad OK Quite nice Excellent Open Questions In depth answers. The ps choose their own response.
96 Strengths Weaknesses Questionnaires + Can be used to access people s thoughts and feelings. + All ps are asked the same set of questions so researchers can look for patterns & trends + Easy to administer to a large sample quickly - Ps may lie or exaggerate as there is no one to check their responses. - Unreliable ps might misunderstand the questions. In closed questionnaires they might not be able to give the answer they want. - Do not account for individual differences. By asking everybody the same questions, researchers cannot explore individual answers.
97 Activity You are researchers and you are trying to find out about people s music preferences. In pairs, design a questionnaire that includes 2 open and 2 closed questions based on. When you have done this, find another pair who have finished and swap questionnaires.
98 Interviews Another type of self report method. Face to face, directly to the interviewee. Questions are usually opened rather than closed. Why? 2 main types of interviews: * Structured * Unstructured Predetermined No set questions Everyone has Each question is the same questions based on interviewee s answers. Conversation.
99 Evaluation of Interviews Strengths + used to access people s thoughts and feelings. + both interviewee and researcher can double check either a question or a response. Weaknesses - No way of checking for truth: lie, exaggerate, socially desirable responses. - Rely on the ability of ps explaining their thoughts & feelings.
100 Observations Overcome the problems of self report methods. Although part of an experiment, can take place in people s natural environment. Many dimensions to observations: Covert observations Overt observations Participant observations Non-participant observations
101 Overt observations: Participants are aware that they are being observed. Covert observations: Participants are unaware that they are being observed. Participant observations: Researcher participates with the group he/she is studying. Non-participant observations: Researcher observes from a distance and does not interfere.
102 This means there are 4 possible types of observation: An overt participation observation. An overt non-participation observation. A covert participation observation. A covert non-participation observation.
103 What type of observation are each of these? Zimbardo (1971). rd+prison+experiment&hl=en&emb=0# Ainsworth (1970). rd+prison+experiment&hl=en&emb=0#q=ainsw orth&hl=en&emb=0
104 Activity In groups of no more than 5, make up a study that could be used to demonstrate either: 1) Overt non-participation 2) Covert participation Discuss as a class.
105 Evaluation of Observations Using your textbooks, create either: a poster a table a mind-map of the strengths and weaknesses of observations in psychological research for your revision.
106 So far, we have looked at the main methods of psychological research. EXPERIMENTS QUESTIONNAIRES INTERVIEWS OBSERVATIONS Participant Nonparticipant Lab Field Open Closed Unstructured Structured Overt Covert However, these methods can be used in different ways, giving more specific types of studies.
107 Types of Studies Case studies Used for unstructured interviews and observations. Can be an individual or group. Usually involves an in-depth analysis of the individual or group under investigation. E.g. Genie
108 Correlation Studies Can collect data through questionnaires, structured interviews and observations. Correlation studies focus on the analysis of data, rather than how it is collected. Used to look for relationships/associations between variables.
109 There are three possible results of a correlational study: a positive correlation, a negative correlation, and no correlation. Negative correlation No Correlation Positive Correlation
110 Longitudinal Studies Conducted over long periods of time. Very useful for studying psychological development. - Time consuming - Expensive - Ps in the original study might drop out win%20study&um=1&ie=utf- 8&sa=N&tab=wv#
111 Because of the problems of a longitudinal study, some researchers prefer to use a cross-sectional study. Instead of studying one group of people over a long period of time, the researcher uses two groups to represent the different stages that are being studied. - Because the researcher is not using the same group of people, individual differences are ignored.
112 Activity In pairs, work out which of the four studies are: a) A case study b) A correlational study c) A longitudinal study d) A cross-sectional study
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