PSYC 3110 1st Edition Lecture 1 Outline of last lectureI. Overview of syllabusOutline of Current Lecture II. Defining PsychologyIII. Four goals of PsychologyIV. Early Psychology and different perspectivesA. StructuralismB. FunctionalismV. Influences of specific settings and environmentsVI. Historical influencesC. Hot vs. cold social cognitionD. Duel processE. Event Vll. What makes social psych unique?Vlll. Indiviual influences Current LectureChapter 1 Scientific study of human experiences- Having to do with behavior, attitudes, emotions- Examples of different areaso Neuroscience- Brain and biologyo Cognitive psychology- thoughts and mental processo Social psychology- influence by people and social settingsGoals of Psychology 1. Description: answer the question of what’s happening?2. Explanation: this is how theories are created 3. Prediction: if the theories are proven to be correct when will they happen againThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.4. Control: can we control the outcome?Origins of Psychology- As humans we have alwssy been curous about the mind and how the boyd is connectedto it- began back in 1800s where people actually started applying scientific methodWilhelm Wundt - German scientist with the first laboratory physiology bases- what the influence of brain region to behavior- Lab was in Leipzig Germany - Focused on peoples experiences (introspection)- still useful source of dataEarly Psychological Perspectives - Structuralism o Edward Titchnero All about the structure of thoughts and emotion o How things work: logical architectural perspective but not applying them to reallife- Functionalismo William James o All about the function of thoughts and emotionso What are the uses, what function do they serve and applying them to everydaylife. Sources of influence - Three levels of influence we get from peopleIndividuals: one on one (example, how we act with family members)Group: collective setting (how we would act at a family party)Culture: groups that we belong to - Interactions would be different in different setting and it can shape our views on thingsHistorical Influences- individual US. Relationships o Individual: (“the self”) in U.S- (The individuals experience in a particular setting)o Group based: Germany (Gestalt)- (“whole is greater than the sum of its parts”)o WWII brought the two perspectives together both are equally as important and worktogether- Hot Vs. Cold social cognition-Social cognition: the thought we have about certain social settings eg. What rank we think weare in society or how we get along with other peopleo Hot: Instinctive, fast, emotional (Don’t know where the feelings come from, happensquick)o Cold: Deliberate, slow, logical ( evaluating situation, not quick, lots of thought)Which is more accurate to you? Both are important- Dual-process explains that both are important- Societal events that are important to research and have let us see peoples reaction to oremotional responses to certain eventso Post WWII: interest in behavior of Naziso Civil rights era: interest in negative group perceptionso Today: interest in generation differencesoCommon Sense Psychology - Is psychology just “common sense” it seems that some poepl think so- but there are examples of things that we wouldn’t know with out it like opposites don’t reallyattractThe Individual- The selfo How so we perceive ourselves and how do those thoughts influence how we seeourselves in society- Social cognitiono How we make sense of things in our social settings- Attitudes and persuasiono How do attitudes form, how can the be