What is Psychology PSY101 Introduction to Psychology Spring 2014 SUNY at Buffalo What is Psychology Psychology defined What is Psychology Scientific Method defined What is Psychology Behavior defined What is Psychology What is Psychology What is Psychology Mental processes Describing What Happens Behavioral Data defined Explaining What Happens Predicting What Will Happen Historical Foundations Hermann Ebbinghaus German psychologist 1850 1909 Historical Foundations Plato Greek philosopher 427 347 B C Historical Foundations Aristotle Greek philosopher 384 322 B C Historical Foundations John Locke English physician and philosopher 1632 1704 Historical Foundations Immanuel Kant German philosopher 1724 1804 Historical Foundations Empiricist vs Nativist Historical Foundations Researchers began to apply lab techniques from other sciences e g Physiology Physics to the questions being asked by philosophers Toward the end of the 19th century the field of Psychology emerged as its own discipline Historical Foundations Wilhelm Wundt German psychologist and physiologist 1832 1920 Historical Foundations William James American psychologist and philosopher 1842 1910 Full text http psychclassics yorku ca James Principles index htm Historical Foundations G Stanley Hall American psychologist 1844 1924 Historical Foundations Issues arise when new fields emerge Which topics are properly classified as a matter for the field of Psychology Which methods are appropriate for psychological research What are the boundaries of objectivity Perspectives on Psychology A psychological perspective influences Perspectives on Psychology Psychodynamic perspective Perspectives on Psychology Psychodynamic perspective continued The main purpose of action is Perspectives on Psychology Psychodynamic perspective continued Sigmund Freud Austrian neurologist and psychologist 1856 1939 Perspectives on Psychology Psychodynamic perspective continued Criticisms Perspectives on Psychology Behaviorist perspective Analyze Perspectives on Psychology Behaviorist perspective continued John Watson American psychologist 1878 1958 Perspectives on Psychology Behaviorist perspective continued B F Skinner American psychologist 1904 1990 Perspectives on Psychology Behaviorist perspective continued Perspectives on Psychology Behaviorist perspective continued Criticisms Perspectives on Psychology Biological perspective Perspectives on Psychology Biological perspective continued Has manifested in two major subfields Behavioral neuroscience Cognitive neuroscience Perspectives on Psychology Evolutionary perspective Perspectives on Psychology Evolutionary perspective continued Charles Darwin English naturalist 1809 1882 Perspectives on Psychology Sociocultural perspective Perspectives on Psychology Cognitive perspective Perspectives on Psychology Cognitive perspective continued Perspectives on Psychology Cognitive perspective continued Noam Chomsky American linguist and philosopher 1928 present Perspectives on Psychology Cognitive perspective continued Jean Piaget Swiss psychologist and philosopher 1896 1980 Perspectives on Psychology Distribution of Ph D s for 2006 Work Settings of Psychologists
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