Psychology of today is based on empirical evidence and is scientific in nature.
The main difference between psychobabble and scientific psychology is that psychobabble confirms our existing beliefs and prejudices, whereas psychology often challenges them.
Psychologists strive to discover new phenomena and deepen or change our understanding of the world around us.
Big Ideas in Psychology Critical thinking is smart thinking.
includes studying nature-nurture interaction and cultural influences.
is believing, after learning the outcome, that we would have foreseen it.
Overconfidence is the human tendency to be more confident than correct.
Both tendencies lead us to over estimate our intuition and common sense.
Critical and Creative Thinking Critical thinking is the ability and willingness to assess claims and make objective judgments on the basis of well-supported reasons and evidence, rather than emotion and anecdote.
Steps To Critical Thinking Ask questions: be willing to wonder.
Most historical great thinkers raised psychological questions.
is still today considered the Father of Psychology.
emphasized the function, or purpose, of behavior, as opposed to its analysis and description.
QB Psychologists fall into three general categories: Teaching and doing research in colleges and universities; Providing health or mental-health services, often referred to as psychological practice; Conducting research or applying research findings in nonacademic settings such as business, sports, government, law, the military, and private research institutes.
Psychological Research Basic psychology: the study of psychological issues in order to seek knowledge for its own sake rather than for its practical application.
Applied psychology: the study of psychological issues that have direct practical significance and the application of the psychological findings.
work with the more extreme mentally ill population such as schizophrenics, and are trained in various testing and assessment techniques.
Psychotherapist: is anyone who does any kind of psychotherapy.
Licensed Professional Counselor: Usually Master degree individuals licensed by the state to provide counseling to individuals dealing in reality.
Marriage and Family Therapist: The same as Licensed Professional Counselor only with more training in dealing with families and couples.
PA Cognitive Perspective: Emphasizes mental processes in perception, memory, language, problem solving, and other areas of behavior.
Sociocultural Perspective: An approach that emphasizes social and cultural influences on behavior.
Psychodynamic Perspective: Emphasizes unconscious dynamics within the individual, such as inner forces, conflicts, or the movement of instinctual energy.
Humanist Perspective: Emphasizes personal growth and the achievement of human potential, rather than the scientific understanding and assessment of behavior.
Feminist Psychology: Analyzes the influence of social inequities on gender relations and on the behavior of the two sexes.
Psychology of today is based on empirical evidence and is scientific in nature.
First Class Introduction
Did everyone get the book?
Introduction of me and the course
Graduated with a Bachelors in Psychology in 2001
Graduated with a Masters in Marriage and Family Counseling in 2003
Working in the field of psychology, teaching as a professor and have been a Licensed Professional Counselor for over 10 years
Currently own a mental health clinic
There are 3 things I want you all to get out of this course
A working knowledge of what psychology is and isn
t and how it effects all of us in many different ways
To open up some of your tunnel vision in terms of your views of the world around you and your perception of what reality is. Why do we do the things we do?
Learn to understand and recognize APA text/research
Ask if there are any questions