Because it’s fun and practical. Everyone uses psychology every day: any time you wonder why you or...
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Because it’s fun and practical. Everyone uses psychology every day: any time you wonder why you or someone else did something (behavior and motivation)
Because its fun and practical. Everyone uses psychology every
day: any time you wonder why you or someone else did something
(behavior and motivation). Why do you feel the way you do
(emotion)? Why do (other) people think irrationally (cognition)?
How can you get someone else to do what you want? We are
continually asking these questions relating to the four goals of
psychology: to describe behavior to understand behavior to predict
behavior to change or manipulate behavior Being able to understand
and apply these skills helps students to improve their thinking,
problem solving skills, and interpersonal skills necessary for
success on many levels and in many contexts. These are a few brief
answers to the question: Why take psychology? Why Study
Psychology
Slide 3
In Psych 12 we will look at a number of interesting topics:
Memory: Did you know that your memory is not very accurate and
tricks you on a regular basis - as a matter of fact, your most
vivid memories are probably wrong! The Brain: Are you left or right
brained? What does that mean? How are teen brains very unique from
other brains? Sleep and Dreams: Why do you dream? Do your dreams
have hidden meanings? Can you learn to control your dreams and
possibly even manipulate them like in the film Inception?
Intelligence: What makes a person intelligent? Are there different
kinds of intelligence? In what area do YOU excel? Fear: Why do some
people fear snakes yet a few think they are cuddly? Drugs : Why do
people get addicted to things? What exactly happens to your brain
when you take drugs? Mental Illness: What does it mean to be
mentally ill? Do you know you have a 1 in 5 chance of developing a
mental illness? Social Psychology: How far will a person go if they
know there are no consequences to their actions? Abnormal
Psychology: What does it mean to have multiple personalities?
Schizophrenia? To be a psychopath?