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Chapter 1, Section 2
A Brief History of Psychology
Mr. Young
1st and 6th Period
Essential Question
Has the field of Psychology
evolved over time and if it
has, what has lead to this
process?
I CAN:
Explain important trends in the history of
Psychology
Identify various approaches to the study of
Psychology
Analyze why Sigmund Freud smoked cigars
List and Explain the major reasons why
most Psychologists had cool facial hair
The Origins of Psychology
Phrenology- practice of
examining bumps on a
person’s skull to
determine that persons
intellect and character
trait
Psychology has
molded from other
sciences
Phrenology Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80dZ71K
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3:30 minutes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nck46Bz
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1:20 movie clip
Historical Approaches
1.
2.
3.
4.
Structuralism
Functionalism
Inheritable Traits
Gestalt Psychology
1) Structuralism
A psychologist who
studied the basic
elements that make up
conscious mental
experiences
Wundt developed
introspection, a
method of selfobservation in which
participants report their
thoughts and feelings
2) Functionalism
William James, taught
at Harvard
Father of Psychology
in America
Study how animals
and people adapt to
their environments
Psychology 101 Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW6nm6
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1:10 min
3) Inheritable Traits
Sir Francis Galton
Understand how
heredity influences a
person’s abilities,
characters, and behavior
A person’s heredity and
environment interact to
influence intelligence
Helped to create modern
personality and IQ tests
Inheritable traits video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP27i05vTg
1:30 min
4) Gestalt Psychology
“Whole Pattern” means
Gestalt
Argued that perception
is more than the sum
of its parts.
Forerunner for
cognitive approaches
to the study of
psychology
Giuseppe Arcimboldo Autumn
Radio City Music Hall
Gestalt Theory
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxKcpfFv
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4:14 minutes
Contemporary Approaches
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Psychoanalytic
Behavioral
Humanistic
Cognitive
Biological
Sociocultural Approach
1) Psychoanalytic
Sigmund Freud, more
interested in
unconscious mind
Believe that the
unconscious mind
controls your behavior
http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=AUB85lSj4
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2:30 min
Talking Theory Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZq_U2h
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Big Bang Theory (1:45 min)
2) Behavioral
Ivan Pavlov, John B.
Watson, B.F. Skinner
When you investigate
observable behavior
SkinnerReinforcement,
response to behavior
that will increase
likelihood or repeated
behavior
Ivan Pavlov Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMJJpbR
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1:50 min
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhqumfpx
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3:55 min
B.F. Skinner Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_ctJqjlrH
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3:58 min
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy_mIEnn
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Sheldon and Penny on Big Bang Theory
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWyZHS
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Sheldon and Penny 2
3) Humanistic
Abraham Maslow, Carl
Rogers
Each person has
freedom in directing
his or her future and
potential to develop
Emphasizes personal
growth
Maslow’s Hierarchy
of Needs Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKVULQ
_S70Q&feature=fvwrel
1 min
4) Cognitive
Jean Piaget, Norm
Chomsky
Concerned with how
thinking processes,
such as intelligence
and problem solving,
can be used to deal
with problems or to
develop a healthy
personality
5) Biological
Biological factors
influence our behavior
Modern PET, MRI
scans
Genetic factors
influence a wide range
of human behaviors
6) Sociocultural
Studies the social and
cultural influence on
behavior
Way we think, feel,
behave may be linked
to culture
Also concerned with
issue of gender and
socioeconomic status