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Welcome Back

• Lets review
• What is psychology
• What are the 6 different schools of thought

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Psychology

• The scientific study of behavior and mental
  processes.
• Uses scientific research methods.
• Behavior includes all observable behavior.
• Mental processes include thoughts, feelings and
  dreams.

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The Roots of Modern Psychology

• Module 1 Introduction, History, Perspectives,
  and Careers

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Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920)

• The father of psychology
• Founder of modern psychology
• Opened the first psychology lab in 1879

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E.B. Titchener (1867-1927)

• Analyzed the intensity, clarity and quality of
  the parts of consciousness
• Founder of structuralism

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Structuralism

• Studied the basic elements (structure) of
  thoughts and sensations.

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Gestalt Psychology

• The whole is different from the sum of its parts.
• Integrate pieces of information into meaningful
  wholes.

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William James (1842-1910)

• First American psychologist
• Author of the first psychology textbook
• Founder of Functionalism

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Functionalism

• Emphasized studying the function of consciousness
  and how consciousness helped people adapt to
  their environment.

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Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)

• Founder of the psychoanalytic perspective
• Believed that abnormal behavior originated from
  unconscious drives and conflicts

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Freuds Influence

• Influence on pop culture
• Freudian slips
• Anal-retentive
• Influence on psychology
• Psychodynamic theory
• Unconscious thoughts
• Significance of childhood experiences

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Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936)

• Russian Physiologist
• Studied learning in animals
• Emphasized the study of observable behaviors

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John B. Watson (1878-1958)

• Founder of behaviorism
• Studied only observable and objectively described
  acts
• Emphasized objective and scientific methodology

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• John B. Watson, a godfather of American
  behaviorist psychology, tests the grasp reflex in
  a baby, circa 1916-20

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B.F. Skinner (1904-1990)

• Behaviorist
• Focused on learning through rewards and
  observation

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Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)

• Developed theory of motivation
• Hierarchy of needs

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Carl Rogers (1902-1987)

• Founded the school of humanistic psychology

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Careers in Psychology

• Module 1 Introduction, History, Perspectives,
  and Careers

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Basic Research

• Pure science or research
• Research for the sake of finding new information
  and expanding the knowledge base of psychology

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Clinical Psychologist

• Diagnose and treat patients with psychological
  problems
• Largest number of professional psychologists

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Applied Research

• Research designed to solve specific practical
  problems

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