Vanessa Smith
Introduction to Psychology: Chapter 1
Wednesday January 29,2025
Psychologists at Work:
What do psychologists study?
Behavior
Mental Processes
Why?
The major subfields of psychology.
PsyD, PhD, Psychiatrist, Therapists
Where can psychology majors work?
A Science Evolves:
Ancient Greeks
British philosopher John Locke
Tabula rasa (blank slate)
Laboratories developed to study psychology of the mind and influencing factors.
Five Major Perspectives:
Neuroscience Perspective
o Views behavior from the perspective of biological functioning
Cognitive
o Examines how people understand and think about the world.
Behavioral
o Focuses on observable behavior.
Humanistic
o Contends that people can control their behavior and that they naturally try to reach their
full potential.
Psychodynamic
o Believes behavior is motivated by inner unconscious forces over which a person has little
control.
Research in Psychology:
The Scientific Method: the approach through which psychologists systematically acquire
knowledge and understanding about behavior and other phenomena of interest.
Identify questions of interest:
Introduction to Psychology: Chapter 1
Wednesday January 29,2025
Psychologists at Work:
What do psychologists study?
Behavior
Mental Processes
Why?
The major subfields of psychology.
PsyD, PhD, Psychiatrist, Therapists
Where can psychology majors work?
A Science Evolves:
Ancient Greeks
British philosopher John Locke
Tabula rasa (blank slate)
Laboratories developed to study psychology of the mind and influencing factors.
Five Major Perspectives:
Neuroscience Perspective
o Views behavior from the perspective of biological functioning
Cognitive
o Examines how people understand and think about the world.
Behavioral
o Focuses on observable behavior.
Humanistic
o Contends that people can control their behavior and that they naturally try to reach their
full potential.
Psychodynamic
o Believes behavior is motivated by inner unconscious forces over which a person has little
control.
Research in Psychology:
The Scientific Method: the approach through which psychologists systematically acquire
knowledge and understanding about behavior and other phenomena of interest.
Identify questions of interest:
