Levels of Analysis
The brain
The person
The group
Functionalism
James Principles of Psychology, published 1890. Werthemiers paper on perceived movement, 1912.
Gestalt Psychology
Behaviorism
Watsons paper Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It, 1913; Skinners The Behavior of Organisms, 1938.
Humanistic Psychology Maslow publishes Nonscientific approach; Motivation and Personality, belief that people have 1954. positive values, free will, and deep inner creativity.
Name
Social Psychology
Landmark Events
Milgrams study on Obedience , 1963.
Key Ideas
The specifics of the situation that influences an individuals willingness to obey. Cognitive Psychology Neissers book Cognitive Mental processes are Psychology gives the like information school its name in, processing in a 1967. computer. Cognitive First issue of the The mind is what the Neuroscience Journal of Cognitive brain does. Neuroscience appears, 1989. Evolutionary Barkow, Cosmides, and Mental strategies and Psychology Tooby edit The Adapted goals are often inborn, Mind, 1992. the result of natural selection.
5 Core Areas
BIOLOGICAL:
COGNITIVE:
O'Dhaniel A. Mullette-Gillman
DEVELOPMENTAL: SOCIAL:
Susheel Kaur
ABNORMAL:
Ryan Hong
Overconfidence
we tend to think we know more than we do
Theory an explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes and predicts observations Hypothesis
a testable prediction, often implied by a theory
What Psychologists Do
Clinical psychology
Counseling psychology
Psychologist vs. Psychiatrist
What Psychologists Do
Academic Psychologists
What Psychologists Do
Applied Psychologists
Ethics in Research
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Ethics in Neuroscience
Neuroethics for psychological research
Giving a docility drug to prisoners? Brain scans as lie detectors? Brain scans for prediction?
Summary
Evolution of Psychology
Current Approaches Specialized Areas in Psychology Psychology and Wellness
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