'Psychology' - Pennsylvania State University



This document contains protected information. You may not upload, copy, or share these notes (complete or incomplete) with any organization, company, or person who is not currently enrolled in the course without the written consent of the instructor. Violators may be sanctioned.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Introduction to Psychology Lecture Goal ? Introduce the concept of psychology? Introduce different areas of psychology? Contrast basic and applied psychology? Apply psychology to learning? ? Corresponding Reading Module 1 Appendix B: Subfields of Psychology? Not All Psychology is Clinical ???? ? 6 Main Areas of Psychology ??? Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (Biopsychology) ???????-______________________________________________? ? ??? Clinical & Counseling ???????-______________________________________________? ? ??? Cognitive ???????-______________________________________________? ? ??? Developmental ???????-______________________________________________? ? ??? Industrial/Organizational ??????? -______________________________________________ ? ? ??? Social ??????? -______________________________________________ ? ? Other Popular Areas of Psychology ??? Educational Psychology ??? Engineering Psychology ??? Forensic Psychology ??? Personality Psychology ??? School Psychology ??? Sensation & Perception Areas are Complimentary ??? Performance example ??????? - Social Setting ??????? - Memory ??????? - Personality What is Psychology? ??? Psychology = ____________________________________________________ Contrasting Relationships??? Physical Relationships??? Psychological RelationshipsPhysical Relationships??? input ? physical environment ? result??? To predict a result we need to know ________________ and ___________________? Psychological Relationships ??? input => physical environment => mental environment => result (behavior) ??? To predict a result (behavior) we also need to understand the __________________ ? Mental Environment ??? Examples: ? ? ? ? ??? _______________ directly observable ? ??? We _________________ what's in the mental environment by testing what inputs generate what behaviors under what conditions ? 2 Foci ??? 1) input => physical envir. => mental envir. ??????? Examples: ??????????? - __________________________________________ ??????????? - __________________________________________ ??????????? - __________________________________________ ? ??? 2) mental environment => behavior ??????? Examples: ??????????? - __________________________________________ ??????????? - __________________________________________ ??????????? - __________________________________________ ? 2 Foci are Related ??? Example: ??????????????? - _____________________________________________________________ ? ? Why Study Psych. Relationships? ??? 1) To increase knowledge about human behavior, promote theory and exploration ??????????? Example - How do we organize memories? ??????????? Called '______________________' ? ??? 2) To increase knowledge about human beh. to reach practical goals, and better lives ??????????? Example - What's the best therapy for OCD? ??????????? Called '______________________' ? ? For an A, DO ??? Actively Process & ___________________________________ Info Rephrase info. into your own words Link info to things you already know Reflect on the implications for your life Ask ________________!! D____________________ your study time Overlearn Information? ................
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