Question: What Is Psychology? There’s a lot of confusion out there about psychology. According to some popular television programs and movies‚ psychologists are super-sleuths that can use their understanding of the human mind to solve crimes and predict a criminal’s next move. Other popular depictions present the psychologist as a gray and bearded older gentleman‚ seated in a stately office lined with books‚ who spends his days listening to clients ramble on about their difficult childhoods.
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D317 Social Psychology: personal lives‚ social worlds Understanding The Self Edited by Richard Stevens 1 The Open University‚ Walton Hall‚ Milton Keynes MK7 6AA © The Open University 1996 First published in 1996. Reprinted 2000‚ 2002. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may e reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ transmitted or utilized in any form or by any means‚ electronic‚ mechanical‚ photocopying‚ recording or otherwise‚ without permission in writing from the Publishers
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Lecture 3 The Social Self Definition: the self: - Self-concept: The sum total of beliefs that people have about themselves. - The self is a set of orienting‚ mediating‚ interpretive frameworks (self-schemas) that gives shape to what people notice and think about‚ what they are motivated to do‚ and how they feel. Schemas Organizations of knowledge that guide how people process information and behave. - Ascribed identities: age‚ gender‚ religion - Personal characteristics - Roles and memberships
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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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PSYCHOLOGY Eva Evangelio- Pacayra Faculty Centro Escolar University School of Science and Technology Department of Psychology PSYCHOLOGY • • is derived from the Greek word “psyche” which means MIND/SOUL and “logos” which means STUDY/KNOWLEDGE is the SCIENTIFIC study of HUMAN BEHAVIOR and MENTAL PROCESSES. The Roots of Psychology • • • • • • • John Locke- blank slate “Tabula Rasa” Wilhelm Wundt- Structuralism (uncovering the fundamental mental components) William James- Functionalism
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Quiz 2 Ch. 15: PP 467-70; 471-73; 474-77; and 480-83 Ch. 16: PP. 497-501; 505-510. Chapter 15-Health Psychology * Health psychology: a field that explores how biological‚ psychological‚ and social/environmental factors interact to influence physical health * Factors that affect health (they all interact with each other): * Biological factors (genetic makeup‚ age‚ gender) influence on our susceptibility to disease * Environmental factors
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History of Psychology Psychology is defined as "the study of behavior and mental processes". Philosophical interest in the mind and behavior dates back to the ancient civilizations of Egypt‚ Greece‚ China‚ and India. Psychology as a self-conscious field of experimental study began in 1879‚ when Wilhelm Wundt founded the first laboratory dedicated exclusively to psychological research in Leipzig. Wundt was also the first person who wrote the first textbook on psychology: Principles of Physiological
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give accurate eye witness testimonies. On the other hand though Ceci and Bruck completed a study that concluded children may have more accurate eye witness testimonies as they have no prejudices or schemas. They don’t stereotype people and are more likely to tell you it ‘how it is’. The lack of a schema in children means that they can sometimes be more useful than adult eye witness testimonies as they have no preconceptions of the crime/incident. Goodman and Schaff showed that the language used when
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3: The Self and Perception I. The Self in Human Communication A. Self-concept— your image of who you are; how you perceive yourself: your feelings & thoughts about your strengths & weaknesses‚ your abilities & limitations. 1. Develops from 4 sources a. The images that others have of you (those most significant to your life- if they think highly of you‚ you will see a positive self-image reflected in their behaviors; if they think little of you‚ you will see a more negative image)
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Psychology and Culture Part 1 Cultures and Their Influences 8/22/12 * Culture is a set of attitudes‚ behaviors‚ symbols‚ shared by a large group of people and is communicated by successive generations * Psychology is the study of the mental process and human behavior * Cultural Psychology is the link between culture and psychology. Mental processes are the product of interaction between a culture and an individual. * Cross Cultural Psychology is the critical and
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