Unit 1:Unit 1:Psychology’s Psychology’s

History & History & ApproachesApproaches

Mr. McCormickMr. McCormickA.P. PsychologyA.P. Psychology

Essential QuestionEssential Question

How did How did PsychologyPsychology beginbegin, , as a as a sciencescience, and what are , and what are the the modernmodern psychological psychological

perspectivesperspectives??

Unit 1 (A):Unit 1 (A):Historical Historical

Approaches Approaches of Psychologyof Psychology

Mr. McCormickMr. McCormickA.P. PsychologyA.P. Psychology

Do-Now:Do-Now:(In Journal)(In Journal)

Why Why studystudy PsychologyPsychology??

Consider the following:Consider the following:

Types of ResearchTypes of Research

Psychological ProfessionsPsychological Professions

Goals of PsychologyGoals of Psychology

Why have you Why have you chosenchosen to take to take A.P. A.P. PsychologyPsychology??

PsychologyPsychology

Psychology:Psychology: The study of behavior and mental processesThe study of behavior and mental processes

Empiricism:Empiricism: The view that knowledge originates in The view that knowledge originates in

experience and that science should, rely experience and that science should, rely on observation and experimentationon observation and experimentation

PsychologyPsychology

Psychology: Fact or Psychology: Fact or FalsehoodFalsehood

Task:Task: Complete Complete “Psychology: Fact or “Psychology: Fact or

Falsehood”Falsehood” (Handout P-1)(Handout P-1) 10-Question 10-Question True/False QuizTrue/False Quiz

The Origins of The Origins of PsychologyPsychology

From which areasFrom which areas

of study do you think of study do you think

PsychologyPsychology originatedoriginated??

The Origins of The Origins of PsychologyPsychology

Psychology has its Psychology has its rootsroots in in Ancient Greek Philosophy Ancient Greek Philosophy (600-400 B.C.E.), and (600-400 B.C.E.), and continues throughout continues throughout world history.world history.

Over time, several Over time, several approaches to studying approaches to studying human thought and human thought and behavior continued to behavior continued to develop and changedevelop and change

Historical Approaches of Historical Approaches of PsychologyPsychology

Historical Approaches of Psychology:Historical Approaches of Psychology: Structuralism:Structuralism:

StructureStructure of the human mind of the human mind IntrospectionIntrospection Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920)Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920) *Psychology officially recognized (1879)*Psychology officially recognized (1879)

Functionalism:Functionalism: Function/RoleFunction/Role of the human mind of the human mind William James (1842-1910)William James (1842-1910) The Principles of PsychologyThe Principles of Psychology (1890) (1890)

Historical Approaches of Historical Approaches of PsychologyPsychology

How might we How might we comparecompare StructuralismStructuralism and and FunctionalismFunctionalism to to

studying an studying an automobileautomobile??

Historical Approaches of Historical Approaches of PsychologyPsychology

Historical Approaches of Psychology:Historical Approaches of Psychology: Inheritable Traits:Inheritable Traits:

Influence of Influence of heredityheredity on human thought and on human thought and behaviorbehavior

Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911)Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911)

Gestalt Psychology:Gestalt Psychology: Human Human sensation sensation and and perceptionperception Gestalt: “whole pattern”(e.g. chair vs. seat, legs, Gestalt: “whole pattern”(e.g. chair vs. seat, legs,

back, etc.)back, etc.) Max Wertheimer (1880-1943)Max Wertheimer (1880-1943)

Historical Approaches of Historical Approaches of PsychologyPsychology

What areas of What areas of

modernmodern PsychologyPsychology

do you think do you think originatedoriginated from from

Inheritable Traits Inheritable Traits

and and Gestalt PsychologyGestalt Psychology??

Psychological Science Psychological Science DevelopsDevelops

Throughout the 20Throughout the 20thth century, century, Psychology continued to Psychology continued to expand expand as a as a study integrating the views of both study integrating the views of both PhilosophyPhilosophy and and BiochemistryBiochemistry::

Experimental PsychologyExperimental Psychology BehaviorismBehaviorism Psychoanalytic TheoryPsychoanalytic Theory Humanistic PsychologyHumanistic Psychology Cognitive NeuroscienceCognitive Neuroscience

ReviewReview

What is What is PsychologyPsychology? Why should ? Why should PsychologyPsychology rely on rely on EmpiricismEmpiricism??

Briefly Briefly describedescribe the the 44 Historical Historical Approaches Approaches to Psychology:to Psychology: StructuralismStructuralism FunctionalismFunctionalism Inheritable TraitsInheritable Traits Gestalt PsychologyGestalt Psychology

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Unit 1 Quiz: Unit 1 Quiz: “Psychology’s History “Psychology’s History & Approaches”& Approaches”