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Unit 1:Unit 1:Psychology’s Psychology’s
History & History & ApproachesApproaches
Mr. McCormickMr. McCormickA.P. PsychologyA.P. Psychology
Essential QuestionEssential Question
How did How did PsychologyPsychology beginbegin, , as a as a sciencescience, and what are , and what are the the modernmodern psychological psychological
perspectivesperspectives??
Unit 1 (A):Unit 1 (A):Historical Historical
Approaches Approaches of Psychologyof Psychology
Mr. McCormickMr. McCormickA.P. PsychologyA.P. Psychology
Do-Now:Do-Now:(In Journal)(In Journal)
Why Why studystudy PsychologyPsychology??
Consider the following:Consider the following:
Types of ResearchTypes of Research
Psychological ProfessionsPsychological Professions
Goals of PsychologyGoals of Psychology
Why have you Why have you chosenchosen to take to take A.P. A.P. PsychologyPsychology??
PsychologyPsychology
Psychology:Psychology: The study of behavior and mental processesThe study of behavior and mental processes
Empiricism:Empiricism: The view that knowledge originates in The view that knowledge originates in
experience and that science should, rely experience and that science should, rely on observation and experimentationon observation and experimentation
PsychologyPsychology
Psychology: Fact or Psychology: Fact or FalsehoodFalsehood
Task:Task: Complete Complete “Psychology: Fact or “Psychology: Fact or
Falsehood”Falsehood” (Handout P-1)(Handout P-1) 10-Question 10-Question True/False QuizTrue/False Quiz
The Origins of The Origins of PsychologyPsychology
From which areasFrom which areas
of study do you think of study do you think
PsychologyPsychology originatedoriginated??
The Origins of The Origins of PsychologyPsychology
Psychology has its Psychology has its rootsroots in in Ancient Greek Philosophy Ancient Greek Philosophy (600-400 B.C.E.), and (600-400 B.C.E.), and continues throughout continues throughout world history.world history.
Over time, several Over time, several approaches to studying approaches to studying human thought and human thought and behavior continued to behavior continued to develop and changedevelop and change
Historical Approaches of Historical Approaches of PsychologyPsychology
Historical Approaches of Psychology:Historical Approaches of Psychology: Structuralism:Structuralism:
StructureStructure of the human mind of the human mind IntrospectionIntrospection Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920)Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920) *Psychology officially recognized (1879)*Psychology officially recognized (1879)
Functionalism:Functionalism: Function/RoleFunction/Role of the human mind of the human mind William James (1842-1910)William James (1842-1910) The Principles of PsychologyThe Principles of Psychology (1890) (1890)
Historical Approaches of Historical Approaches of PsychologyPsychology
How might we How might we comparecompare StructuralismStructuralism and and FunctionalismFunctionalism to to
studying an studying an automobileautomobile??
Historical Approaches of Historical Approaches of PsychologyPsychology
Historical Approaches of Psychology:Historical Approaches of Psychology: Inheritable Traits:Inheritable Traits:
Influence of Influence of heredityheredity on human thought and on human thought and behaviorbehavior
Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911)Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911)
Gestalt Psychology:Gestalt Psychology: Human Human sensation sensation and and perceptionperception Gestalt: “whole pattern”(e.g. chair vs. seat, legs, Gestalt: “whole pattern”(e.g. chair vs. seat, legs,
back, etc.)back, etc.) Max Wertheimer (1880-1943)Max Wertheimer (1880-1943)
Historical Approaches of Historical Approaches of PsychologyPsychology
What areas of What areas of
modernmodern PsychologyPsychology
do you think do you think originatedoriginated from from
Inheritable Traits Inheritable Traits
and and Gestalt PsychologyGestalt Psychology??
Psychological Science Psychological Science DevelopsDevelops
Throughout the 20Throughout the 20thth century, century, Psychology continued to Psychology continued to expand expand as a as a study integrating the views of both study integrating the views of both PhilosophyPhilosophy and and BiochemistryBiochemistry::
Experimental PsychologyExperimental Psychology BehaviorismBehaviorism Psychoanalytic TheoryPsychoanalytic Theory Humanistic PsychologyHumanistic Psychology Cognitive NeuroscienceCognitive Neuroscience
ReviewReview
What is What is PsychologyPsychology? Why should ? Why should PsychologyPsychology rely on rely on EmpiricismEmpiricism??
Briefly Briefly describedescribe the the 44 Historical Historical Approaches Approaches to Psychology:to Psychology: StructuralismStructuralism FunctionalismFunctionalism Inheritable TraitsInheritable Traits Gestalt PsychologyGestalt Psychology
HomeworkHomework
Unit 1 FRQUnit 1 FRQ
Unit 1 Key PeopleUnit 1 Key People
Unit 1 Quiz: Unit 1 Quiz: “Psychology’s History “Psychology’s History & Approaches”& Approaches”