Unit 1: Approaches to Psychology

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Unit 1Approaches to Psychology

• Mr. McCormick
• Psychology

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Essential Question

• What is Psychology,
• how did it begin,
• and how do psychologists conduct scientific
  research?

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Chapter 1.1Why Study Psychology?

• Mr. McCormick
• Psychology

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Do-Now(In Journal)

• Take out last nights Homework
• 2-Subject Notebook
• Psychology Folder
• Why Study Psychology? (In Journal)
• Types of Research
• Psychological Professionals
• Goals of Psychology

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Psychology

• Psychology
• The scientific study of behavior and mental
  processes that is tested through scientific
  research
• Physiological
• Organisms physical processes
• Cognitive
• Organisms thinking and understanding

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Psychology
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The Goals of Psychology

• 4 Goals of Psychology
• Description
• Explanation
• Prediction
• Influence

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The Goals of Psychology

• Think of a human behavior that
• you might want to study.
• How do the 4 goals of Psychology apply?

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Basic Vs. Applied Science

• Basic Science
• Pursuit of knowledge for its own sake
• Applied Science
• Discovering ways to use scientific findings to
  accomplish practical goals

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The Scientific Method in Psychology

• The Scientific Method
• Question
• Hypothesis
• Experiment
• Results
• Conclusions
• Theory

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Review

• What is the difference between physiological and
  cognitive psychology?
• How might a psychologist doing basic science and
  a psychologist doing applied science differ in
  their approaches to a specific issue?
• What is the scientific method? Why do
  psychologists employ it?

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Homework

• Complete Study Guide 1-1 Why Study Psychology
  (s 5-9)