PSYC 2000 Chapter : Chapter 1 Outline
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Interested in understanding behavior. brains as they do or think things. Psyc- the scientific study of behavior and mental processes: behavior- andy action, description- whats happening. Get many details to understand the thing: prediction- when something is more or less likely to happen, control- promote the desired, eliminate the undesired. Be able to label examples of each goal. you"re interested in. How will we reduce or eliminate sam"s problem. Psychiatric social worker- master"s degree: brief history of psychology: Counselors & marriage and family therapist- have masters & provide therapeutic services. Philosophers tried to understand the human mind and its connection to the physical body. In 1879, wundt mounted campaign to make psychology. To inspect these elements people had to learn how to think objectively about & measure their own thoughts. Believed can introspect about physical sensations and thoughts. Functionalism: james- conciousnesss is a constant flow of thoughts- a stream of consciousness rather than static elements of the minf.
