What is Psychology

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What is Psychology???

• Module 1

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Assigned Readings

• Intros to each Module covered (always)
• Mod 1 A, B, C, E, H
• Mod 2 A, D, E, G, H
• Mod 25 A, B, D(590-91),
  E(592-94)

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Psychology is ...

• Definition
• How is it a __________?
• Natural Sciences v. _________Sciences

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Goals of Psychology

• _________ Behavior
• _________ the Cause of Behavior
• _______ Future Behavior
• _________ Behavior

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Historical ApproachesPre-1800s

• Stone Age
• Egyptians ... _________
• Phrenology
  1600-1700s

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Historical ApproachesMid 1800s - Early 1900s

• _________...Wundt
• What is the _________ ?
• Introspection
• Functionalism
• How does the _________ work?
• _________ Approach

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Current Approaches
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Psychobiological

• How Biology, _________ , _________ influence
  behavior

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Cognitive Approach

• Emphasizes _________ operations. Interested in
  peoples patterns of thinking. (Pos/Neg, etc)
• _______ Thinking!!!

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Behaviorism

• Interested in how we _________ , _________ , and
  condition _________
• Emphasis on Rewards and Punishments

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Psychoanalytic Approach

• Stresses _________ experiences impact future
  behavior. Also believes in the Unconscious
  ______ .
• Sigmund _________

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Humanistic Approach

• People are naturally driven to reach their
  _________
• Self-Actualization

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Cross-Cultural Approach

• Looks at the influence of _________ upon behavior
  and _________
• EX Religion

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How would psychologists use the six current
approaches to study whether _________ runs in
families?
?
?
?
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Psychological Methods of Research

• Module 2

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Scientific Method

• _________ the Problem
• Review Literature
• Formulate a _________
• Select a Research Design, then collect and
  analyze _______
• Develop a Conclusion

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Collecting Data

• Selecting Subjects _________
• Population / Sample

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Methods

• _________
• Questionnaire or Interview
• Observation
• __________, Participant, or
• Directed (Controlled)

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Methods

• Case Study
• _________
• Longitudinal Study
• Cross-Sectional Study

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Parapsychology

• ESP
• _________
• Precognition
• Clairvoyance
• Psychokinesis (or Telekinesis)
• Scientific _________

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Social Psychology(Mod 25)

• Thoughts Behaviors are _________ by others.

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Stereotypes

• Key Types
• _________ (attitudes)
• _________ (behaviors)
• Functions

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Attributions

• Internal v. External
• Biases and Errors
• _________ Attribution Error
• Actor/Observer Effect
• _______________ Bias

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Social Group Influences

• Conformity
• ________________(1958)
• Obedience (Milgram 1963)

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Crowds

• Deindividuation
• The _________ Effect