do now 9.13.2011

DO NOW9.13.2011

Pick up your Unit 1 Guided Notes from the back of the room.

WRITE YOUR NAME ON THEM, PLEASE!

Unit 1: History & Approaches

AP Psychology Ms. Desgrosellier 9.13.2011

Roots of Psychologyroots of psychology: philosophy and biology (physiology)

ROOTS OF PSYCHOLOGY

Dualism: the philosophy that the mind and the body are two different things that interact.

e.g. Physiologist Hippocrates thought the mind or soul resided in the brain, but was not composed of physical substance.

ROOTS OF PSYCHOLOGY

e.g. Philosopher Plato (~ 350 BC) also believed in dualism, and used self-examination of inner ideas and experiences to conclude that who we are and what we know are innate (inborn).

e.g. In ~ 1650, René Descartes studied monism and came up with the saying “I think, therefore I am.”

ROOTS OF PSYCHOLOGY

Monism: the mind and body are different aspects of the same thing.

e.g. The philosopher Aristotle believed that the mind/soul results from our anatomy and physiological processes, that reality is best studied by observation, and that who we are and what we know are acquired from experience.

ROOTS OF PSYCHOLOGY

e.g. Empirical philosopher John Locke believed that mind and body interact symmetrically, knowledge comes from observation, and what we know comes from experience since we are born without knowledge (tabula rasa “a blank slate”).

ROOTS OF PSYCHOLOGY

The debate about whether our behavior is inborn or learned through experience is called the nature-nurture controversy.

ROOTS OF PSYCHOLOGY

Nature = inborn = genetic

Nuture =experience = environmental

SCHOOLS OF PSYCHOLOGY

By the 1800s, psychology was beginning to emerge as a separate scientific discipline.

Charles Darwin applied the law of natural selection to human beings, forwarding the idea that human behavior and thinking are subject to scientific inquiry.

SCHOOLS OF PSYCHOLOGY

Physiologists Ernst Weber and Gustav Fechner showed how physical events are related to sensation and perception.

Hermann von Helmholtz measured the speed at which nerve impulses travel.

StructuralismWilhelm Wundt set up the first

psychological laboratory in Germany in 1879.

He was measuring the difference between when people heard a sound occur versus when they consciously aware they had perceived the sound (one-tenth of a second difference).

StructuralismG. Stanley Hall set up a

psychology lab at Johns Hopkins University employing introspection, helped found the American Psychological Association, and became its first president.

StructuralismEdward Titchener founded

the field of Structuralism.Used introspection to

explore the elemental structure of the human mind.

StructuralismMargaret Floy Washburn

was Titchener’s first graduate student and the first woman to complete her Ph. D. in psychology.

FunctionalismWilliam James, the “father”

of functionalism, was interested in the function or purpose of behavioral acts.

Other big names: James Cattell and John Dewey.

Functionalism The so-called School of

Functionalism studied mental testing, child development, and educational practices.

They wanted to apply psychological findings to practical situations and the function of mental operations in adapting to the environment.

FunctionalismMary Whiton Calkins, who

studied psychology under James at Harvard, was denied her Ph. D.

Became the first woman president of the American Psychological Association.

Other Famous Firsts In 1920, Francis C. Sumner

became the first African-American to receive a Ph. D. in Psychology.

Other Famous Firsts In 1933, Inez Beverly Prosser

became the first African-American woman to receive a Ph. D. in Psychology.

Prosser argued in her dissertation that "racial injustices and feelings of isolation have damaging effects on the psyche of Black children."

Other Famous Firsts1953 – Carlos Albizu Miranda became one of the first Latinos to earn a Ph. D. in Psychology in the United States.

Other Famous Firsts1962 - Martha Bernal:

First Latina to earn a PhD in psychology, in clinical psychology from Indiana University Bloomington.

PRINCIPAL APPROACHES TO PSYCHOLOGY

Behavioral Approach behavioral approach:

focuses on measuring and recording observable behavior in relation to the environment.

Behaviorists think behavior results from learning.

Dominated psychology from the 1920s to the 1960s.

Behavioral Approach They analyze the ABCs of behavior: A: Antecedent environmental

conditions that precede a behavior B: Behavior (the action to

understand, predict, and/or control)

C: Consequences that follow the behavior (its effects on the environment)

Behavioral Approach Behaviorists reject the study of

consciousness/mental processes because they cannot be observed and verified or disproved.

Behavioral Approach Ivan Pavlov: Russian

physiologist who trained dogs to salivate in response to the sound of a tone, demonstrating stimulus-response learning.

John B. Watson: worked with classical conditioning, and is famous for the “Little Albert” experiment.

Behavioral Approach B. F. Skinner: worked mainly with

laboratory rats and pigeons, demonstrating that organisms tend to repeat responses that lead to positive consequences and not to repeat responses that lead to neutral or negative consequences.

E. L. Thorndike: a behaviorist that took the position that behavior is determined mainly by environment and experience rather than by genetic inheritance.

DO NOW9.14.2011

What are the two roots of psychology?

In your own words, briefly summarize the nature-nurture controversy.

Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic

Approach Sigmund Freud: “father” of the

psychoanalytic theory. He focused on unconscious internal

conflicts to explain mental disorders, personality, and motivation.

He thought the unconscious is the source of desires, thoughts, and memories below the surface of conscious awareness, and that early life experiences are important to personality development.

Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic

Approach Followers of Freud broke off and

formed a new branch of psychology, called the psychodynamic approach.

Carl Jung, Alfred Adler, and Karen Horney

They each took psychoanalysis and then changed a part.

Humanistic ApproachStarted in the middle of the

20th century by Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers.

They thought that the unique qualities of free will and potential for personal growth guide behavior and mental processes.

Humanistic Approach Humanists emphasize the

importance of people’s feelings and view human nature as naturally positive and growth seeking.

They use interview techniques and believe that people have the ability to solve their own problems.

DO NOW: In your own words, describe

ONE of the following fields of psychology and list on major theorist for each.

structuralism functionalism behaviorism psychoanalysis/psychodynamic

Biological ApproachAlso known as Neuroscience,

Behavioral Neuroscience, and Biopsychology.

Around the same time as Humanism began taking off, research on the physiological bases of behavior grew.

Biological Approach Technological advances allowed

biologists to examine how complex chemical and biological processes within the nervous and endocrine systems are related to behavior.

Many biological psychologists think that the mind is what the brain does.

Evolutionary Approach

An offshoot of the biological approach.

Based on Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection.

Behavior patterns as adaptations naturally selected because they increase reproductive stress.

Cognitive Approach the study of consciousness, or

thinking and memory. Cognition emphasizes the

importance of the following to understand human behavior: receiving, storing, and processing

information (memory). thinking and reasoning language

Cognitive Approach Jean Piaget studied

cognitive development in children, laying part of the foundation for preschool and primary educational approaches.

Sociocultural Approach

Started in the second half of the 20th century.

Studies social and environmental factors that influence cultural differences in behavior

It studies cultural differences in an attempt to understand, predict, and control behavior.

Eclectic Approach No single theoretical approach

explains all aspects of behavior, although all provide a framework for studying and understanding behavior.

Most modern psychologists adopt ideas from multiple perspectives.

eclectic: psychologists who use techniques and adopt ideas from a variety of approaches.

PROFESSIONS & CAREERS

Scientific psychology developed in universities with research laboratories where basic research was conducted, and where experimental psychologists continue to add knowledge to the field.

After WWII, many opportunities for applied psychologists developed outside of these institutions.

Job opportunities grew, and the field became more fragmented and specialized.


Examples: clinical psychologists:

evaluate and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.

Counseling psychologists: help people adapt to change to make changes in their lifestyle.


Developmental psychologists: study psychological development throughout the lifespan.

Educational psychologists: focus on how effective teaching and learning take place.


Engineering psychologists: and human factors psychologists promote the development and application of psychology to improve technology, consumer products, energy systems, communication and information, transportation, decision making, work settings, and living environments.


Forensic psychologists: apply psychological principles to legal issues.

Health psychologists: concentrate on biological, psychological, and social factors involved in health and illness.


Industrial/Organizational psychologists: aim to improve productivity and the quality of work life by applying psychological principles and methods to the workplace.


Neuropsychologists: explore the relationships between brain/nervous systems and behavior. Neuropsychologists are also called biological psychologists of biopsychologists, behavioral geneticists, physiological psychologists, and behavioral neuroscientists.

DO NOW: In your own words, describe one of the

following fields of psychology and list on major theorist for each, if given in class or text.

Humanistic Biological Evolutionary

Cognitive Sociocultural Eclectic


Personality psychologists: focus on aspects of the individual such as traits, attitudes, and goals.

Psychometricians: sometimes called psychometric psychologists or measurement psychologists, focus on methods for acquiring and analyzing psychological data.


Rehabilitation psychologists: help clients with mental retardation, developmental disabilities, and disabilities resulting from stroke or accidents adapt to their situations.

School psychologists: assess and counsel students, consult with educators and parents, and perform behavioral intervention when necessary.


Social psychologists: focus on how a person’s mental life and behavior are shaped by interactions with other people.

Sports psychologists: help athletes refine their focus on competition goals, increase motivation, and deal with anxiety and fear of failure.


Psychiatrist: a practioner that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness.

Has earned a medical degree. Can prescribe drugs.

EXAMPLES: Dr. Allen was hired by the TLC

Company to help them retain their employees without lowering the firm’s profits. After TLC removed cubicles and permitted employees to decorate their workroom as recommended by Dr. Allen, the absentee rate declined and no employees left for jobs elsewhere. Dr. Allen is most likely to be what kind of psychologist?

EXAMPLES: Answer:

Industrial/Organizational

DO NOW9.15.2011

Choose one of the psychological perspectives and briefly describe it in your own words.

E.G. Humanism, biological, etc.

EXAMPLES:Professor Cook studies the

degree to which genes and heredity influence our personality. She is working from the _________ perspective.

Answer: Evolutionary

EXAMPLES:Dr. Stevens, who explores

how Asian and North American definitions of attractiveness differ, is working from the _________ perspective.

Answer: sociocultural

EXAMPLES:Professor Slaughter believes

that people are essentially good and that we are all striving for personal growth. He studies how free will guides behavior and mental processes. He is most likely what kind of psychologist?

EXAMPLES:Answer: Humanistic

EXAMPLES:Dr. Williams studies the way

the mind encodes, processes, stores, and retrieves information. He also specializes in language acquisition and memory. Which approach does Dr. Williams most likely follow?

Answer: Cognitive

EXAMPLES:Professor Cook believes that

all behavior is learned from one’s environment. She studies how conditioning can be used to reinforce behavior in animals. She is most likely what kind of psychologist?

Answer: Behavioral

EXAMPLES:Dr. Duh’s research centers

on the relationship between changes in our thinking over the life span and changes in moral reasoning. Dr. Duh most likely uses which kind of approach?

Answer: Developmental

EXAMPLES:Professor Gil, who believes that

human emotions are best understood as being jointly determined by heredity, learning, and the individual’s social and cultural contexts, is evidently a proponent of which perspective?

Answer: Eclectic

EXAMPLES:Dr. Huynh believes that all

behavior is a direct result of our physiology. She is most likely which kind of psychologist?

Answer: Biological

EXAMPLES: Professor Navarro believes that

one’s subconscious is the root of all behavior. She studies how unconscious internal conflicts to explain mental disorders, personality, and motivation. Professor Navarro is which kind of psychologist?

Answer: Psychoanalytic

DO NOW9/19/2011

Meet with your poster team and split into two groups.

Each group will have to present to your classmates!

Finish poster if necessary (5 minutes ONLY).

Gallery WalkPlace your poster around the room.

Half of the team stays there to present.

The other half will walk around and review the other approaches.

Gallery WalkWait until the next poster is clear before moving on.

Once you have seen every poster, switch with the other half of your group and present your information to the 2nd half of the class.

Bell Ringer9/20/2011

On your BELL RINGER sheet, write down what you are most and least prepared for on the Unit 1 exam.

Free Response Question

On the real AP Psychology exam you will complete 2 FRQs in 50 minutes.

Together they are worth 33.3% of your overall score.


They are different from a typical essay because they DO NOT require a/an:

IntroductionConclusionTransitions


They DO require:Correct definitionsCorrect applicationsUnderstandable grammar and

writing styleIn general, they will give you a scenario and terms and ask you to apply those terms in context!


Therefore, it is not enough to just correctly define a vocabulary word or concept.

You MUST apply it to the given scenario to receive a point!


Example from 2001:A. Discuss the cause of anxiety from each of the following perspectives.Behavioral

Psychoanalytic/psychodynamicBiologicalCognitive


Example from 2001:B. Discuss a specific treatment

technique for reducing anxiety used by professionals representing each of the four perspectives.

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