PSYC 3082 Chapter : Durand Barlow Powerpoint Ch5 Somatic DissociativeAbnormalPsych
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Psychology: the science of mental processes and behavior. Mental process: perceptions, feelings, thoughts - latent constructs. Modern psychologists are eclectic- approach problems from multiple perspectives. How to help people who have panic disorder, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder . How to design good eyewitness lineups how to train pigeons to distinguish between paintings by monet and picasso. Goals of psych: describe, explain, predict, control. 1. first attempt to bring objectivity/measurement in psychology. 2. founded the 1st experimental psychology lab. Edward titchener: translated many of wundt"s work into english. *structuralism* methods to study consciousness by trying to understand its smallest and most basic elements - introspection of thoughts and physical objects. Studied functionalism- the function of consciousness, how the mind allows people to work, play, adapt to new circumstances. The soup idea individual parts, can"t taste the whole. Gestalt psychology- how we experience the world. the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
