1. Psychology = the study of the mind and behavior
What is it?
Psyche = Mind
-ology = study of
Psychology = the study of the mind and behavior
Psyche = mind, -ology = study of
It’s the study of behavior and mental processes

2. Some Terms You Need to Know
Cognitive – of or relating to thought processes
Theory – statement that attempts to explain how or why something operates, base hypothesis off of
Hypothesis – an educated guess
Principle – rule or law of how things operate
Conscious – fully aware
Unconscious – not aware, not at the front of your mind

3. Brief History of Psychology
Roots from Ancient Greece
“Know thyself”
Introspection – looking within
Associationism – make connections with past experiences
Middle Ages
Possession by demons
Wilhelm Wundt
Structuralism: break down thoughts into basics
Objective sensations: our senses like sight, touch
Subjective feelings: emotions and mental images
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4. Brief History of Psychology
William James
Functionalism
Mental processes help you adapt to environment
John B. Watson
Behaviorism
Determined to make psychology a measurable science and focused on observable behavior
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5. Brief History of Psychology
B.F. Skinner
Reinforcement
Behave because we are reinforced (rewarded) for “correct” behavior
Gestalt
Need to look at the whole picture rather than parts, opposite of structuralism
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Draw the circles showing that they are in fact the same size initially
Freud more than anyone else elevated psychology into pop culture
classic couch scenario

6. Brief History of Psychology
Freud
Father of modern psychology
Psychoanalysis (school of thought/psychology)
Unconscious motives and internal conflicts determine our behavior
Psychodynamic Theory
The theory behind psychoanalysis
Clip of big bang, ABCD 12,13,14,15
Draw the circles showing that they are in fact the same size initially
Freud more than anyone else elevated psychology into pop culture
classic couch scenario

8. Schools of Psychology PPT
Create a title slide
Create 1 slide for each of the 6 Schools of Psychology which will include/answer:
What are they studying?
What are their key assumptions?
What is their main form of research (are they mainly in or out of a lab, short vs. long term studies, surveys, do they use more than one of these tools?)
Include at least two pictures that relate to each school of psychology
Use your book and the internet for research
Schools of psychology are like political parties, you have the big ones and then a bunch that only a few care about and you have subdivisions

9. Your Name Period # Include at least one image related to psychology
Schools of Psychology
Your Name
Period #
Include at least one image related to psychology

10. Schools of Psychology Psycho-biological Behaviorial Cognitive
Humanisitic
Psychoanalytic
Sociocultural

11. Key Assumptions Nature Nurture Genetics Brain chemistry
Any biological factor that could influence your thought process
Nurture
Environment affects your development and behavior
Events and social factors that influence your development and personality