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Introductory psychology students Fall Mass Testing Annual online survey for 1 hour of credit SEPT 15 - OCT 7 Wide range of psychology questionnaires (traits, social attitudes, life goals). 1 hour of credit. Find it here SONA 6 Broad Theoretical Perspectives Psychodynamic Perspective Sigmund Freud: “Parapraxes” Free association Talking cure Famous case studies: Anna O Sigmund Freud • 1856-1939 Austria • Neurologist • Specialized in hysteric patients • Conflicts of the unconscious mind • Founded psychodynamic perspective • focuses on unconscious dynamic processes that govern behavior Psychodynamic Perspective • Behaviour determined by unconscious forces • Esp. conflicts about sexuality • Very controversial ideas • “Psychoanalytic theory” – Theory explaining personality, motives and disorders via “dynamic unconscious processes” 2. Behavioral Perspective Ivan Pavlov John Watson E.L. Thorndike B.F. Skinner Classical Conditioning Operant Conditioning 2. Behavioral Perspective Central assumption: Focus on observables, ignore invisible “mind” stuff Behavior is observable. Therefore, psychology is and should only be science of behavior Influenced by logical positivism, a early 20th century school of philosophy “all knowledge is grounded in observable facts” Behaviourism • John B. Watson (1878-1958) • Landmark 1919 critique of “schools”: structuralism, functionalism, gestalt, Freud, in Psychological Review: Behaviorist Manifesto • Psychology should be science of “behaviour”. • Behaviour = observable responses or activities – Radical reorientation of scientific psychology toward a science only of observable behaviour – Study of consciousness abandoned – Cognitive psychology topics abandoned until 1950s John Watson and the Nature-Nurture Debate • Radical “environmentalism” “give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own special world to bring them up in and I’ll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select – doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief, and yes, even beggar-man and thief…” • Pioneered application of classical conditioning to understanding of disorders, especially phobias. • Re-oriented psychology toward “stimulus-response relationships” • Behaviorism became known as “S-R psychology” Behaviourism of B. F. Skinner • B.F. Skinner (1904-1990) – Principles of operant conditioning • Responses followed by desired outcomes increase in frequency – Controversy 1. There is no free will 2. Innate differences are unimportant 3. Cognitive psychology is pointless – Radical environmentalist – Best-selling author • Beyond Freedom and Dignity • Walden II 3. The Cognitive Perspective Behav focus too limited, restrictive (but Skinner disagrees always) What about…. attention, memory, reasoning, problem-solving, concept formation…??? Putting the Psyche Back in Psychology: The Return of Cognition • Cognition = mental processes involved in acquiring knowledge • 1950’s and 60’s – Piaget, Chomsky, and Simon – Application of scientific methods to studying internal mental events – Cognitive psychology: the new dominant perspective? 3. The Cognitive Perspective Why then? (1950s) 1) Cognitive development theory e.g., Jean Piaget, 1950s 2) Rise of “Information theory”, digital processors, computers e.g., Herbert Simon, 1950s 3) Language development theory e.g., Noam Chomsky, 1950s 3. The Cognitive Perspective e.g. importing information-theory concepts into psychology memory: “encode, store, retrieve” thinking: “parallel distributed processing” perception: “computation models of vision” 4. Humanistic Psychology Existentialism, Phenomenology Rebellion against “ratomorphicrobotic” psychology Main assumption: >we are not slaves to conditioning >subjectivity IS important to behavior • Prev perspectives are all dehumanizing. • New perspective needed: “Humanistic” • Rise of humanistic psychology (“Third Force”) • 1961 Journal of Humanistic Psychology • 1963 Association for Humanistic Psychology • 1971 APA Division 32 Focus on what is uniquely human: conscious awareness freedom of choice desire for individual growth Humanistic values freedom & growth Humanistic therapy freedom..to..grow Carl Rogers Client-Centered therapy Abraham Maslow “Self-actualization” “Be All You Can Be” self-actualization slogan adopted by US Army Introductory psychology students Fall Mass Testing Annual online survey for 1 hour of credit SEPT 15 - OCT 7 Wide range of psychology questionnaires (traits, social attitudes, life goals). 1 hour of credit. Find it here SONA 5. Biological Perspectives Behavioral Genetics Are behavior differences (at least partly) due to gene differences? Which genes? How do genes & environments interact developmentally? Twins Cover Story 5. Biological Perspectives Behavioral Neuroscience Brain behavior Locationalization Connectivity Memory, Fear, Mentalizing, Empathy, .. God Spot (huh?) Physiological Psychology: The Biological Basis of Behaviour Biological perspective - behaviour explained in terms of physiological processes • James Olds (1956) – Electrical stimulation of the brain evokes emotional responses in animals • Roger Sperry (1981) – Left and right brain specialization • Donald Hebb (1949) – Cell-assemblies describe neural networks 6. Evolutionary Perspective Assumption Body’s are piles of physical modules laid down by evolution Brains are piles of informationprocessing modules laid down by evolution 6. Evolutionary Perspective e.g., David Buss mate preferences jealousy Evol Psych Example (title) example of research by David Buss Scenario 1 you discover that your partner is having sex with someone else Scenario 2 you discover that your partner is in love with someone else Possible explanations 1) Cultural learning of patriarchal norms 2) Innate evolutionary mechanisms that differ between M and W parental investment paternity certainty Positive Psychology Movement • Martin Seligman has a eureka moment: • • • • 1975 1990 1997 1998 depression role of “pessimistic attitude” “Dad, why are you always so grumpy?” (daughter) psychology itself is far too grumpy elected to of APA • Humanistic Perspective 2.0 • Where is our research on human happiness? • We need a science of.. Positive experiences Positive traits Positive institutions Positive communities Contemporary Psychology: Cultural Diversity • Ethnocentrism – viewing one’s own group as superior and as the standard for judging • Historically: middle and upper class white males studying middle and upper class white males • 1980’s – increased interest in how cultural factors influence behaviour • growing global interdependence • increased cultural diversity Cross-Cultural Research • comparing and contrasting people of different cultures (e.g., human values) • test generalizability of psyc theory Multicultural Research • Ethnic group phenomena within societies • Acculturation, immigration, language Feminist Psychology • Psychological approach analyzing the influence of social inequities on gender relations and on the behaviour of the two sexes History of Psychology in Canada • James Mark Baldwin Worked in Wundt’s lab, 1880s PhD from Princeton UofT in 1891: 1st Psy laboratory in Canada Co-founder of APA, 1892 • Donald Hebb (McGill) 1940s-70s Founder of neuroscience of learning Hebbian learning: the cellular level of learning Hebb’s Law: "Neurons that fire together wire together.“ Cell assembly theory of learning • Brenda Milner (McGill) 1950s, present Student of Donald Hebb Founder of the neuroscience of memory Landmark studies of patient “HM” Canadian Psychological Association www.cpa.ca • CPA formed in 1939 – to ensure psychologists contributed to war effort. • Now serves to advance psychological research, promote and regulate psychological education, and support the practice of psychology in Canada. • CPA promotes research: Scientific journals • Canadian Psychology • Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology Scientific conferences • Regulates psychological training by accreditating graduate programs in clinical psychology CPA Divisions 36 Psychology Today Research Disciplines Professional Specialties ©2001 Prentice Hall Research Disciplines 1. Physiological 2. Experimental 3. Cognitive 4. Developmental Research Disciplines 5. Social 6. Personality 7. Abnormal 8. Quantitative Professional Psychology • 1st clinic in 1896 (U. of Pennsylvania) • 1937 only 1/5 APA members reported any interest in clinical work. • WWII … rapid rise of clinical psychology • Professionalization spreads to other areas Counseling Psychology School Psychology Forensic Psychology (Courts, Prisons) Interdisciplinary • Growing movement to combine strengths of different fields • Recent trend is towards interdisciplinary research questions What Will Happen Next? • The future is up to your generation of critical thinkers. Table 1.2 Overview of Six Contemporary Theoretical Perspectives in Psychology Psychology Today: A Thriving Science and Profession • Psychology is the science that studies behaviour and the physiological and cognitive processes that underlie it and • and it is the profession that applies the accumulated knowledge of this science to practical problems. • Research: Seven major areas - Personality, Psychometrics, Social, Cognitive, Physiological, Developmental, and Experimental • Applied Psychology: Four major areas - Clinical, Counselling, Educational and School, and Industrial Organization Introductory psychology students Fall Mass Testing Annual online survey for 1 hour of credit SEPT 14 - OCT 7 Wide range of psychology questionnaires (traits, social attitudes, life goals). 1 hour of credit. Find it here SONA Clinical Psychologists are not: • Psychotherapists – Anyone who does any type of psychotherapy • Psychoanalysts – Individuals who receive training in psychoanalysis • Psychiatrists – Medical doctors who diagnose and treat mental disorders CPA Accredited Clinical Programs • • • • • • • • • Concordia University Dalhousie University Lakehead University McGill University Queen’s University Simon Fraser University Université de Montréal Université Laval University of British Columbia • University of Calgary • University of Manitoba • University of New Brunswick • University of Ottawa • University of Regina • University of Saskatchewan • University of Victoria • University of Waterloo • University of Western Ontario • University of Windsor • York University What Areas do Psychology Undergraduates Pursue? • • • • • • • • • • Psychology Other Counseling Education Social work Medicine Law Health Sciences Business Sociology What Psychologists Do • Three categories of activities for psychologists: – Teaching and doing research in universities and college – Providing health or mental-health services (psychological practice) – Conducting research or applying its findings in non- academic settings such as business, sports, government, law, and the military. Studying Psychology: Seven Organizing Themes • Themes related to psychology as a field of study: Psychology is empirical (Theme 1) Psychology is theoretically diverse (Theme 2) Psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context (Theme 3). • Themes related to psychology’s subject matter: – Behaviour is determined by multiple causes (Theme 4) – Behaviour is shaped by cultural heritage (Theme 5) – Behaviour is influenced jointly by heredity and environment (Theme 6). • Finally, people’s experience of the world is highly subjective (Theme 7). TAKE HOME MESSAGE Psychology is a broad field, with many specialties, but fundamentally, it is a science of behavior and mental processes Professional Psychology 1. Clinical Psych 2. Counseling Psych 3. Educational Psych 4. Industrial/Organizational (I/O) [business psyc] Some I/O sub-disciplines a. Personnel Psyc b. Organizational Psyc c. Engineering Psyc " Human Factors Psychology " e.g., human-computer interaction e.g., human-robot interaction Some I/O sub-disciplines Psychology as a Profession Next time… Psychology as a Science ©2001 Prentice Hall