A Brief History of Psychology Chapter 1, Section 2
Essential Question Has the field of psychology evolved over time and, if so, what has led to this process?
I CAN Explain important trends in the history of psychology Identify various approaches to the field of psychology Analyze why Sigmund Freud smokes cigars
Introduction Psychology has molded from other sciences Greek philosophers Reliance on observation Phrenology- practice of examining bumps on a person s skull to determine that person s intellect and character traits
Phrenology activity - 10 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80dz71km6_g&feature=related Clip- 3:30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nck46bzt2c Clip- 1:20 Phrenology accurately identifies personality traits.. Do you.
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Historical Approaches 1. 2. 3. 4. Structuralism Functionalism Inheritable Traits Gestalt
Structuralism Wilhelm Wundt- a psychologist who studied the basic elements that make up conscious mental experiences Established modern psychology as a separate, formal field of study First Laboratory of Psychology in Leipzig, Germany Developed method of self-observation
Functionalism William James taught first class in psychology at Harvard University Considered Father of Psychology in America Studied how animals and people adapt to their environment
Psychology 101 Video Wundt and James as founders of psychological practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw6nm69z_ie 1:10 minutes
Why was Wilhelm Wundt s introspection method criticized, and what did Wundt s & James work help to shape?
Inheritable Traits Sir Francis Galton www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp27i05-vtg Understand how heredity influences a person s abilities, personality, behavior A person s heredity and environment interact to influence intelligence Helped to create modern personality and IQ tests https://www.123test.com/iq-test/id=dbsovfqrej1l&version=
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Gestalt Psychology Gestalt means whole pattern Argued that perception is more than the sum of its parts Imagine a chair what do you see? Do you imagine a whole chair or do you recognize the legs, seat, back? Forerunner for cognitive approaches to the study of psychology
Part 2- To Be Continued The Contemporary Approaches
Contemporary Approaches 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Psychoanalytic Behavioral Humanistic Cognitive Biological Sociocultural
Psychoanalytic Sigmund Freud Psychoanalyst More interested in unconscious thought Believed unconscious mind controlled behavior https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=l1ya3hfn2bm
Talking Theory Free Association Revealed operation of unconscious processes Dream analysis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzq_u2hbnvs
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Psychosexual Stages
According to Freud, which was the psychosexual stage he wasn t able to complete as represented by his cigar use? Oral Anal Phallic Latent
Behavioral Psychology Ivan Pavlov, B.F. Skinner, John B. Watson When you investigate observable behavior Ivan Pavlov- Classical Conditioning Pavlov s Dog experiment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fti1n2kmss BF Skinner Reinforcement- response to a behavior that will increase the likelihood or repeated behavior
Humanistic Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers, Rollo May Each person has freedom in directing his or her future and potential to develop Individual or self-directed choices influence our behavior Emphasizes personal growth
Is this statement true or false? According to Maslow s Hierarchy of Needs, one must fulfill physiological needs before (s)he can attempt safety needs. True False
Cognition Jean Piaget, Noam Chomsky Concerned with how thinking processes, such as intelligence and problem solving, can be used to deal with problems or to develop a healthy personality
Biological Biological factors influence our behavior Modern PET, MRI scans Genetic factors influence a wide range of human behaviors
Sociocultural Studies the social and cultural influence on behavior Way we think, feel, behave may be linked to culture Also concerned with issue of gender and socioeconomic status
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