1. Why are you here? (in General Psychology with Cindi Jacobs)

2. Why are you here? If people could, would they just sit on the couch all day? What makes people get up and do things? Is it the same for all people? This is your “theory of motivation”

3. Why are you here? Tell us your name Tell us why you’ve decided to go to college. Tell us why you’ve chosen this class. Tell us what your major is, if you’ve chosen one.

4. Notice any patterns? How might we “collect the data”? Could our data tell us why college students go to college?

5. What’s in a Syllabus?

6. What is the 6 Step Research Project?

7. Psychology is…

8. “the discipline concerned with behavior and mental processes and how they are affected by an organism’s physical state, mental state, and external environment.” Which of these words are unfamiliar?

9. Psychology is… “the discipline concerned with behavior and mental processes and how they are affected by an organism’s physical state, mental state, and external environment.” Can we put this in our own words?

10. What are some stories in the news or other things psychologists might wonder about?

11. Is Oprah a psychologist? Pseudoscience Common Sense Empirical Study

12. Current major perspectives or Kinds of Psychology Biological Learning [behavior change on the outside] Cognitive [thinking on the inside] Sociocultural Psychodynamic

13. Why is depression more common among women than men? Biological Learning Cognitive Sociocultural Psychodynamic

14. What do psychologists do when they grow up?

15. Kinds of Psychologists Basic Researchers: How does memory work? Applied Researchers: How do pilots process visual information under stressful conditions (like war)? Consulting Psychologists – athletes/coaches, business, schools And….

16. Practicing Psychologists or Psychotherapists All provide counseling Ph.D. or Psy.D. are psychologists Psychiatrists are MDs (medical doctors) MSW, LICSW, Ed.D., and others may also practice psychotherapy but are not trained in psychology

17. Why would science or scientific training or training in psychology be important in the treatment of mental health issues?