Bryant-Taneda Introduction and Prologue

AP Psychology 12

The First Psychological lab was created by __ in 1879

in __ By Wilhelm Wundt

in Germany

What discipline or perspective influenced

Wundt & Pavlov?

• Behaviourism

What is the “tool” that Wundt used to help analyze

people? (hint: mind)

• Introspection

Early Psychology was the study of M___ P___;

eventually Psychology focused on O____ behaviour

• Mental Processes • Observing/observable

behaviour

American Psychology in the 1920s to 1960s focussed on

• Observable behaviour

The definition of Psychology is a study of

B_____ & M____ processes

• Behaviour and Mental processes

Psychology is a combination of what two disciplines?

• Philosophy and Biology

What are the 3 Big Issues in Psychology?

1. Nature versus Nurture 2. Rationality versus Irrationality 3. Stability versus Change

Did Aristotle & John Locke think that intelligence & knowledge was

gained through your genes or through your environment?

Nature or Nurture?

• Nurture

Evolutionary Psychology focuses on humans

inheriting traits or actions in order to

be what?

• Successful or the “fittest”

Darwin’s Evolutionary ideas are that we have environmentally

adaptive traits. Is this Nature or Nurture?

• Nature

Neuroscience is a discipline or perspective of

psychology that focuses on…

• Biology and Chemistry

The Psychodynamic perspective of Psychology

focuses on

• The unconscious drives or urges

The Cognitive perspective focuses on a person’s

• Thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs

The Social-Cultural perspective of psychology

addresses How a person’s customs, politics, and economy influence their behaviour

The Perspectives of Psychology are different; so

are they complementary or conflicting?

• Complementary