o Behavior overt open actions and reactions what you can see o Mental processes internal covert activity of the mind thoughts feelings attitudes Psychology is the scientific study of Thoughts Emotions feeling Behaviors Underlying physiology Studies humans and animals The Science Chapter 1 the scientific study of behavior and mental processes what you must infer Psychologist study people and animals They also study underlying psychological mechanisms Goals o Look at what is happening o They try to figure out why o How likely is it to happen again History o Interest in the mind is not new Philosophers Aristotle 384 322 b c Plato 427 347 b c Rene Descartes 1596 1650 Only identified to be 150 years old Big Names 1 Founding fathers Wilhelm Wundt G Stanley Hall William James 2 Pavlov Freud Skinner Watson Binet Paiget A science and a profession As a science answer basic questions about thinking feeling and behaving As a profession applies this information to real people and situations Value to both and some psychologists do both How many psychologists are in the US approx 300 000 meaning 1 for every 3000 people o Just over 50 are female and increasing almost 75 new PHD grads are women o Vast majority of psychologists are white o Only 6 are members of Racial minority groups o Limits diversity in the field o Limits access for some Education of a Psychologist o PhD doctor of philosophy o PsyD doctor of psychology o MA or MS Master s degree o BA or BS Bachelor s degree Psychologist PsyD or PhD Psychiatrist MD med school both can provide psychotherapy can teach and do research psychiatrist can provide medication psychologists are more likely to do IQ personality testing often work together Subfields basic science and or applied in each 35 clinical 15 counseling 10 developmental 7 social and personality 6 experimental 5 I O 4 cognitive Psychology s future o Will become more specialized o Identifications of neuro scientific links will appear in all branches o Study of issues of public issues will grow o Understanding and working effectively with issues of diversity will become more important in research and science
View Full Document
Unlocking...