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Domains of
Psychology
INSTRUCTOR HEATHER KAY
Psychology is the scientific study of
behavior and mental processes.
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Description
Teacher contacts the
parents and let’s them
know of the situation
so they can change
their child’s sleeping
situation.
Observation:
Something is
seen, heard
or felt.
What is happing? Where it
happens? To whom it
happens? Under what
circumstances it happens?
Example Outward
Behavior: Teacher
observes a child sleeps in
class every Monday
morning but not any other
morning .
Explanation
Child goes to
bed earlier and
stops sleeping in
class
Focus of control:
Change
undesirable
behavior to
desirable
behavior.
Finding
explanation for
behavior is a step
to , form theories
of behavior
Control
If the student
does not get to
bed earlier he will
continue to sleep
in class
What is likely to
happen if things
stay the same?
What will happen
in the future?
Prediction
The teacher overhears a conversation
between the child and a friend. He tells
his friend how he is getting away with
staying up playing video games on
Saturday and Sunday because his dad
works nights and his mom falls asleep
early.
A theory is a set
of ideas
combined in a
logical way,
that explains
and connects
known facts
and predicts
events
Major Theorists In Psychology
And Their Theories
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Wilhelm Wundt-(1832-1920) Introspection, Volunteerism, First Psychology Laboratory
1879- Applied scientific principles to studying the human mind-Concentrated on
thoughts, images and feelings- He stimulated interest in cognitive psychologyFounder of experimental psychology
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Edward Titchener- (1867-1927)Structuralism- Study the structure of the mind,
sensations and thoughts- Student of Wundt-Contributed to Experimental
Psychology-Structuralism died in 1927 with Titchener
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William James- (1842-1910) Functionalism- Opposed Structuralism- Stress the ways
the mind allows us to adapt
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Sigmund Freud- (1856-1939) Psychoanalysis- Influenced by the Victorian AgeUnconscious mind controls much of our conscious behavior
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Major Theorists In Psychology
And Their Theories
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John Watson- (1878-1958)- Behaviorism- Science of behavior that focuses on
observable behavior only-All behavior is learned- Believed phobias are
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learned through conditioning-Little Albert Experiment
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Ivan Pavlov- (1849-1936)-Classical Conditioning- An event that provokes a
response-Known for his work with conditioning dogs to salivate as
conditioned reflexive response to a metronome
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B.F. Skinner- (1904-1990)-Behaviorism-Operant Conditioning-Voluntary
Behavior- Concept of reinforcement in behaviorism
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Mary Cover Jones- (1897-1987)-Counter conditioning- Old conditioning
would be replaced by new conditioning-Known for behavior therapy-Little
Peter Experiment
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Jean Piaget- (1896-1980)- Developmental Psychology- Theory of Cognitive
Development-Influenced educational programs with theory of child
development
Subfields of Psychology
Clinical Psychology- Diagnose and treat
psychological disorders in people.
Counseling
Psychology-Works with
people who have less
severe problems, such
as work or family
problems.
Experimental
Psychology- Is the area
where research is
Developmental
conducted with people
Psychology- Focuses on and animals in the areas
of learning, memory,
the study of change.
thinking, perception,
motivation, and
language.
Minter, K. P., & Elmhorst, W. J.,(Teachers Ed).(2012)
Subfields of Psychology
(Con’t)
Industrial/Organizational
Psychology- The area of psychology concerned with
relationships between people and their work
Social Psychology- Study of human behavior is
affected by the presence of other people.
Comparative Psychology-Area of
Psychology in which the
psychologist study animals and
their behavior for the purpose of
comparing and contrasting it to
human behavior.
Personality PsychologyStudy of the ways in
which people are both
alike and different.
Physiological Psychology –Study
the brain, the nervous system,
and the influence of the body’s
chemicals on human beings.
Minter, K. P., & Elmhorst, W. J.,(Teachers Ed).(2012)
Psychological Perspectives
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Reference
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Bazar, J., [bazarj] (2013, Jan 28). Introduction to introspection.[Video File]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1UnYiPwBQ0
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Clemens, D., [dawnclemens] (2013, September, 10). The big 7 perspectives of psychology. Retrived from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa-QHNCH7ks
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East Tennessee State University (2013, September, 8). Foundations of psychology: Structuralism and functionalism. [Video File].
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4M3OzGyrZ8
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Johnson, A., [johnsonanna] .(2010, July, 10). Psychoanalysis: An introduction. [Video File].
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiLtQATY_1s
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Monaghan, V., Whitehead, C., Lonegan, C,, & McDonnell, C., [nessymon] (2012, Jan, 10). Behavourism 101. [Video File].
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU0zEGWp56Y
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Stufff You Should Know-How Stuff Works (2014, May, 9). The little albert experiment. [Video File].
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGU0IYDlwn0
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Minter, K. P., & Elmhorst, W. J.,(Teachers Ed).(2012). Psychology. NJ: Pearson.