unit 1 - psychology

What is psychology?

The scientific study of human behavior and mental processes

What are behaviors?

Any action that people can observe or measure

What are mental processes?

Cognitive activities

Differences between behavior and mental processes

Behavior: talking, eating, heart rate

Mental processes: dreaming, thinking, memories

Clinical psychologist

Use tools for psychological conditions

Psychiatrists

Evaluations to diagnose mental health conditions

Counseling psychologist

Assessments to understand psychological and emotional states

School psychologist

Education setting to support psychological, emotional, and academic states

Developmental psychologist

Studying and understanding growth throughout life

Industrial/organizational psychologist

Workplace to improve performance and productivity

Experimental psychologist

Conducts research to understand psychological process

Forensic psychologist

Psychological principles to legal and criminal justice

Rehabilitation psychologist

Helping individuals cope with psychological and emotional challenges

Know the 5 themes

Theme 1 - humans are relational persons (creation mandate)

Theme 2 - humans are broken in need of redemption (no one is perfect)

Theme 3 - humans are embodied (inner thoughts with actions)

Theme 4 - humans are responsible limited agents (choices dictate future)

Theme 5 - humans are meaning seekers (patterns)

Argument of nature vs nurture

Nature is genetic and biological influences that influence behavior. Nurture is environment and experimental factor that influence behaviors.

What came up with the idea of having inheritable traits?

Isaac Gatton

what group of people started studying psychology in the 5th and 6th century?

Greeks. Thought people were dominated by their minds, not gods.

Individuals of the renaissance refined what concept?

Experimentation through observation

17th century dualism

The body and brain and separate and distinct

Who disagreed with dualism?

Rene Descartes. He suggested the mind and body influence eachother.

Functionalism

Idea that our thoughts and behaviors help us adapt to our environment and deal with everyday challenges. William James.

structuralism

Breaking down our thoughts and feelings into basic elements to understand the mind works. Willhelm windt. Edward titchener was the student.

What is introspection and how does it relate to structuralism?

Method where people look inside themselves and describe their own thoughts and feelings

Gestalt psychology

How we see and perceive things, we are an entire pattern.

“Who pattern” in German

gestalt

Nature and nurture in wildchild

Summer and winter