PSYC 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Wilhelm Wundt, Albert Bandura, Evolutionary Psychology
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Apply their knowledge: what are the seven key themes that help us to make sense of the diverse field of psych. Themes related to psych as a field how did psychology develop: wilhelm wundt. Importance: psychology is a science and it uses the empirical method. Behaviorism: learning, psychologists should only study observable behaviors: verifiable and objective, consciousness is not a proper subject, purpose of psych is the prediction and control of behaviors. Major theories: classical conditioning- learning new responses when things are connected and paired, automatic and involuntary responses, operant conditioning- learn as a result of rewards and punishments, explains voluntary behavior. Social learning theory- learning occurs through observations and modeling (imitation) of behavior: especially complex behaviors, albert bandura. Importance of behaviorism: animals can be used to help understand human behavior, made important contributions to learning theory and psychotherapy. Psychoanalytic/ psychodynamic: psychoanalytic, sigmund freud, ego always involved.
