What is Psychology?

What is psychology?

• Just common sense, man!
• The scientific study of the mind and behavior
• Study of how people think and feel
• What Oprah does

Where do most psychologists work?

• Business

• Private practice

• Hospitals

• Education

Aristotle and Plato's contribution to psychology was:

• That old Greek guys are super cool

• Mind-Body Dualism

• A discussion of nature vs nurture

• So long ago no one cares

Descartes would likely say:

• Dance is the hidden language of the soul and the body.
• This Mind-Body Dualism thing blows my mind...or is it my brain?
• Don't put the "Cartes" before the horse.
• Oui, Oui, Monsieur!

Who created the first psychology lab and where in the 1800s?

• Edward Titchener, USA
• Wilhelm Wundt, Germany
• Aristotle, Ancient Greece
• Dr. Lab Oratory

Who would argue that women seek a provider and men seek beauty in mate selection?

• Edward Titchener

• Are you serious? That stuff is old news!

• Charles Darwin

• John B Watson

This theory is all about the unconscious, sex, aggression, and conflict.

• Republicans
• Behaviorism
• Cognitive
• Psychoanalytic

This school of thought started with Pavlov's dogs and culminated in Skinner using operant conditioning to train pigeons.

• Behaviorism
• Cognitive
• Ornithology
• Agricultural Science

Theorists from the Humanist school of thought would strongly disagree with which statement?

• Humanity is beautiful

• Men are pigs. And so are women.

• Humans are good and want to be better.

• People will rise to their best selves.

Cognitive theorists were tired of only examining observable behavior. They wanted to know about:

• Genes

• Learning

• Emotions

• Thinking, language, memory