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WARM UP

Take 5 minutes to look over your syllabus!

Please pass up your signed sheet if you have it.

Remember these are due BY Friday!

SYLLABUS QUIZ- COPY DOWN QUESTION, THEN ANSWER!

1. True or False- If the bell rings and you are standing in the hallway right next to the door, Ms. Pierrot will let you in the room.

2. What does Ms.Pierrot mean by “be respectful at all times”?

3. True or False- You can use your cell phone in Ms.Pierrot’s class whenever you feel like it.

4. What is the policy on make-up work? What about late work?

5. How will you be graded in this course?

6. True or False- Ms.Pierrot will not offer extra assistance through tutoring.

7. What materials are required for the course? (hint you should have them all out .. Right now )

ALL ABOUT YOU PAMPHLET

Please begin working on your “All About Me!” Pamphlet final copy

Remember, you need 5 sentences for the PAST, 5 sentences for the PRESENT, and 5 sentences for the FUTURE!

Make sure you are writing in COMPLETE sentences…..

Unacceptable: Born in Ohio.

Acceptable: I was born in Wadsworth, Ohio and lived there for my entire childhood.

Unacceptable: Like dogs.

Acceptable: I love all types of dogs and have a miniature schnauzer of my own!

LET’S GET ORGANIZED

1. Course Syllabus

2. Notebook paper1.Quote of the week-

1.Write down the quote, followed by your interpretation (1-2 sentences)

2.Begin the following notes underneath….

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out?“

-RENE DESCARTES

5 REASONS TO TAKE NOTES

It triggers basic lecturing processes and helps you to remember information.

It helps you to concentrate in class.

It helps you prepare for tests.

Your notes are often a source of valuable clues for what information the instructor thinks most important (i.e., what will show up on the next test).

Your notes often contain information that cannot be found elsewhere (i.e., in your textbook).

SO WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY?

• Scientific study of mental processes and behavior.

• How people think, act, feel.

• Tested through scientific research

HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY

- Early as 5th and 6th centuries B.C. the Greeks started studying behavior and observing interactions

- Copernicus and Galileo were part of the Renaissance which expanded on these observation techniques

**Can anyone tell me what important discovery Copernicus and Galileo are responsible for?

DUALISMIdea that the mind and body are separate and distinct

Rene Descartes argued this idea, stating there was a link between them

Mind--- Controlled--Body

(Movements, Perception, Sensations)

THINK, PAIR, SHARE

Do you agree with Dualism or Descartes?

PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 15 IN YOUR TEXTBOOKRead to yourself the closing paragraph of “The Origins of

Psychology”

Pull out 3 change of thought which took place during nineteenth century, then reflect on the question:

How do you think these changes helped accelerate the field of psychology?

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APPROACHES

Many different approaches to studying behavior began to form

For example- what was to be studied, what was to have an influence on behavior/thought process

VARYING APPROACHES

Historical Approaches

Structuralism-

Functionalism-

Gestalt-

Present Day Approaches

Psychoanalytic Psychology-

Behavioral Psychology-

Humanistic-

Cognitive-

Biological-

Sociocultural-

Using your book, try to come up with a brief description of each of the following approaches. Look for key words/ideas. Take 15 minutes, then we will share out our findings! Let’s do the first one together…

HISTORICAL APPROACHES

Structuralism- Attributed to William Wundt, is the study of basic elements in human thought process. Focuses on basic structure and involved introspection (self observation)

Functionalism-Attributed to William James, Focuses on how animals and humans adapt to their environments, major functions of the mind are focused on survival

Gestalt- “whole pattern” , human eye sees objects in their entirety before recognizing their individual parts

What do you see when you look at this?

PRESENT DAY APPROACHES TO PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOANALYTIC

-Sigmund Freud

-”Our conscious experiences are only the tip of the iceberg, that beneath the surface are primitive biological urges that are in conflict with the requirements of society and morality.”

-Let’s think.. How would this create conflict?

-Psychoanalyst: studies unconscious motives/conflicts that determine how individuals think, act, and feel.

Methods- Free association, Dream analysis, Case study

BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY-Ivan Pavlov, John Watson, B.F. Skinner

-Study of observable behavior, and responses to events in individuals environment

-Focus on conditioning, stimulus, reinforcement

HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY

-Response to behavioral psychology

-Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers

-Human nature is evolving and self-directed

-Humans are NOT controlled by their environments/events

-Believe each individual has potential to develop fully (personal growth)

COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

-Jean Piaget, Noam Chomsky

- Study how we process, store, retrieve, and use information

-Also how this information influences our thinking/language/problem solving

-Focus on perceptions, memories, expectations

BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

-Focuses on the impact of biology on behavior

- Psychobiologists: study how brain, nervous system, hormones, and genetics influence our behavior

-”Behavior is the result of our physiological makeup”

SOCIOCULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY

-Focus on how our knowledge and ways of thinking/feeling/behaving depend on the culture you are a member of

-Cultural Perspectives plays a huge role!

-Gender, socioeconomic status may also play a role in how you think/feel/behave

VIDEO

http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/what-is-psychology.html

EXIT TICKET

Consider the following scenarios:

SCENARIO 1: You are attempting to figure out a way to teach your dog, Muffin, how to turn off the lights. Each time Muffin turns off the lights, you give her a treat.

-What type of approach would this be using?

SCENARIO 2: You are studying the genetics of your family to figure out what makes your mom and sister react the way they do to certain situations.

-What type of approach would this be using?

SCENARIO 3: You are examining different culture values and beliefs to discover what makes French citizens behave differently than American citizens.

-What type of approach would this be using?