LO 1 Define psychology. “The study of behavior & mental process” LO 2 Describe the scope of psychology and its subfields. “The psychology is a broad field that includes many perspectives and SUBFIELDS. APA the American Psychological Association and the APS The Association for Psychological Science. Psychologists conduct two major types of research Basic research which is “often done in universities” and focuses on collecting data to support (or refute) theories and gathers knowledge for the sake
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AP Psychology 23 August 2013 Unit 1 Essay Psychology has a long and vast history almost as old as mankind itself. People have always had a curiosity for how the brain processes information. Over time many great men and women‚ way ahead of their time‚ dedicated their lives to perfecting what we now know about the human mind. The information we can gain about our behavior and mental processes is limitless. Our understanding of this science will continue to change and evolve way beyond the year 2013
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* Psychology: scientific study of mind and behavior. * Mind: our private inner experience of perceptions‚ thoughts‚ memories‚ and feelings. * Behavior: observable actions of human beings and nonhuman animals. * Psychology’s Roots: the Path to a Science of Mind * Psychology’s Ancestors: the Great Philosophers * First people for fundamental questions about how mind works. * Plato (428 BC – 347 BC) * Nativism: certain kinds of knowledge are innate/ inborn. * Aristotle
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AP Psych Notes Unit 1 Slide 1: Essential Questions What ways does psychology approach the study of human and animal behavior? How has psychology changed the study of human and animal behavior? How do the different perspectives in psychology compare and contrast? Slide 2: Psychology Comes from two Greek words… psyche‚ meaning “life” or “self” logos‚ referring to reasoning and logic Slide 3: Psychology’s Roots Psychology Study of behavior and mental processes aims to describe and
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women and minorities were not allowed to pursue higher education and were discouraged to study the sciences because of their lack of intelligence. However‚ Margaret Washburn was the first woman to graduate with a doctorate in psychology studying with Titchener in the area of visual imagery on tactile sensitivity‚ (Goodwin‚ 2008). Dr. Washburn went on to become the president of the American Psychology Association in 1921 (Goodwin‚ 2008). African Americans were referred to as a “beast of burden” as
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Early women of psychology‚ such as Mary Whiton Calkins‚ Christine Ladd-Franklin‚ and Margaret Washburn‚ made strides for women by being accepted into the APA‚ teaching at women’s colleges‚ and overcoming other hurdles that came their way. Women such as Calkins‚ Ladd-Franklin‚ and Washburn were the first eminent women in psychology. They began being admitted into the professional ranks in 1892 because of their papers that were published in journals‚ such as James Cattell’s journal Men of Science
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AP Psychology Unit 1 Vocab Define all terms 1. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) 2. American Psychological Association 3. Applied psychology 4. Argument 5. Behavior 6. Behavioral Psychology 7. Behaviorism 8. Biological Perspective 9. Biological Psychology 10. Biopsychological Perspective 11. Clinical Psychology 12. Cognitive Perspective 13. Cognitive Therapy 14. Community Psychology 15. Conflict 16. Counseling Psychology 17. Critical Thinking
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* Functionalist: encouraged explorations of down to earth emotions‚ memories‚ will power‚ habits‚ and moment-to-moment stream of consciousness * Mary Whiton Calkins- studied with James; first woman to become president of the APA * Margaret Washburn- first woman to receive Ph.D in Psych; synthesized animal behavior research in The Animal Mind * Questions and Key Points: * What event defined the start of scientific psychology? * When Wilhelm Wundt started the first psychology
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Bibliography: Prominent Women in American Psychology 1w: What is Karen Horney ’s approach to psychoanalysis?: http://www.1w.net/karen/hapt.html 2001: Margaret Mead:An Anthropology of Human Freedom: http://www.mead2001.org/Biograhpy.htm ahnm: http://www.amnh.org/Exhibition/Treasures/Margaret_Mead/mead.html bemo: http://www.bemorecreative.com/one/1156.htm Bettis: http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/sandrabem
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|Points Awarded |90.00 | |Points Missed |10.00 | |Percentage |90.0% | [pic] 1. Which of the following is found in the definition of the term Psychology? [pic]A) Cognition [pic]B) Scientific study [pic]C) Experimental methods [pic]D) Relationships |Points Earned: |2.0/2.0 | | |Correct Answer(s): |B | [pic] 2. Maggie was sent to the school psychologist for an intelligence test. Based on the
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