PSYC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Abraham Maslow, Sigmund Freud, Behaviorism
Intro and Research
Psychology-
Scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Values:
empirical evidence- information you get from direct observation and measurement
critical thinking- objectively synthesizing information
1879-: Science of psychology was born
1832-1920: Wundt
German
First experiments on human brain
Focus on introspection (looking inward to one’s self- hard to study)
Modern Psychology Perspectives
Psychodynamic-
● Sigmund Freud
● Psychological problems are caused by conflicts in unconscious
● Sexual or aggressive
● Internal motives/conflicts, past experiences
Behavioral-
● Watson and Skinner
● Objective, observable behavior
● Behavior is response to a stimulus in the environment
Humanistic-
● Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow (Hierarchy of Needs- see
picture)
● Challenges psychoanalytic and behaviorist
● Free will: voluntary chosen behavior
● Self actualization-inborn drive to develop all of one’s talents
and capabilities
Cognitive-
● How we gather, encode, store information
● Thought, perception, information processing
Biological-
● Neuroscience/biopsychology
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Document Summary
Values: empirical evidence- information you get from direct observation and measurement critical thinking- objectively synthesizing information. Focus on introspection (looking inward to one"s self- hard to study) Psychological problems are caused by conflicts in unconscious. Behavior is response to a stimulus in the environment. Carl rogers and abraham maslow (hierarchy of needs- see picture) Self actualization-inborn drive to develop all of one"s talents and capabilities. Roles of natural selection, adaptation, and evolution. Basic research- conducted to gain knowledge, not to specifically solve anything. Applied- utilizes research to apply to problems, practical. Select a research method, collect the data. Analyze the data, accept or reject the hypothesis. Human participants- informed consent, voluntary participation, restriction of use of deception, debriefing, confidentiality, and use of students as subjects. Clients in therapy- confidentiality and limits (can be broken if they are harm to themselves, others, or abuse is reported. Control- do not receive the independent variable.
