1. PSYC 1100: Intro to Psychology Kurt Penner Standing in for Dr. Levente Orban 1.Introductions 2.Your Course Syllabus (still under minor revisions) 3.What is Psychology and how did it develop? 4.Introduction to the Brain 5.BRAIN LAB – active learning experience (in class)

2. BBA Psyc KPU PhD from U. of Ottawa Evolutionary Psychology, honeybees… In Transylvania now

3. And You… 1.Name 2.Program and year at KPU 3.Where do you commute from? 4.Where did you grow up? 5.Possible career interest(s)? 6.What languages do you know? 7.What is a favourite: a.Hobby b.TV Show c.Movie d.Sport

4. COURSE SYLLABUS 1.Read a course syllabus carefully! 2.How to contact Levente, office & hours 3.The textbook, course website, Exams, Assignments, Bonus Marks and Calendar of Topics and Readings Other Notes: 1.Student life, leadership & volunteer opportunities 2.Student Support – Various Services at KPU Any specific or syllabus questions: email Levente at llo@kpu.callo@kpu.ca

5. Small group activity: Discuss strategies you have done or heard of that students use to manage their time/projects, and have more success at university. Pick a strategy you will try out this semester. How exactly will you attempt it, monitor, adjust?

6. What is Psychology? Scientific Behavior Mental Processes Observable actions Answering questions objectively based on observable facts, data, and established methods Thoughts, feelings, sensations, perceptions, motivations, dreams, subjective experiences Today’s definition: The scientific study of behavior and mental processes

7. The Origins of Psychology as a discipline

8. Roots of Psychology: Philosophy Ancient philosophers asked questions about human existence. Aristotle (to 322 BC) Philosophical empiricism, or the idea that all knowledge is acquired through experience Aristotle (to 322 BC) Philosophical empiricism, or the idea that all knowledge is acquired through experience Plato (to 347 BC) Nativism, or the idea that certain kinds of knowledge are inborn or innate Plato (to 347 BC) Nativism, or the idea that certain kinds of knowledge are inborn or innate

9. Rene Descartes 1596 – 1650 “The Father of Modern Philosophy” Dualism: the idea that the mind and body are separate entities that interact Rene Descartes 1596 – 1650 “The Father of Modern Philosophy” Dualism: the idea that the mind and body are separate entities that interact Do you know Descartes’ most famous quote? Latin: Cogito Ergo Sum English: I think, therefore I am. A better translation: I am thinking, therefore I exist. Foreshadowing Psychology…

10. Roots of Psychology:  In the 1600s, physiologists begin to study the workings of the brain and its relation to behavior.  By the 1700s, physiologists find that specific bodily functions can be traced to specific brain areas.  What is “phrenology”? Physiology The branch of biology that studies the functions and parts of living organisms

11. Psychology: A Discipline Is Founded  Uses scientific methods to study psychological processes  Writes first psychology textbook (1874)  Establishes first psychology research laboratory at the University of Leipzig, Germany (1879)  “Structuralism” Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920) Leipzig, Germany Called himself a “Psychologist” – first one?

12. Early Schools of Psychology Functionalism Advocated by William James and influenced by Darwin, functionalism focuses on how behaviors function to allow people and animals to adapt to their environment. Functionalism Advocated by William James and influenced by Darwin, functionalism focuses on how behaviors function to allow people and animals to adapt to their environment. As a professor and philosopher, William James was influential in establishing psychology in the United States. William James (1842-1910) Charles Darwin (1809-1882)

13. New Schools: Psychoanalysis  The Unconscious is the part of the mind that operates outside of conscious awareness  Unconscious conflicts determine behavior and personality Psychoanalytic Theory Unconscious mental processes shape feelings, thoughts, and behaviors Psychoanalytic Theory Unconscious mental processes shape feelings, thoughts, and behaviors Sigmund Freud 1856-1939 Why do people do things “out of character?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLHr_S6_OX8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLHr_S6_OX8 Just the first 30 seconds… Freudian Slip Video

14. Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936) discovers conditioned reflexes (involuntary learning) New Schools Develop: Behaviorism Psychology redefined as the scientific study of observable behavior John Watson (1878-1958) extends approach to human behavior. B. F. Skinner (1904-1990) further experiments on behavior, learning, and conditioning. External environment affects our behavior Learning from reward and punishment “operant conditioning, behavior modification”

15. 15 Behavioral / Learning Perspective Pavlov Watson B.F. Skinner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMnhyGozLyE

16. Brain Lab!