PHIL 110 Lecture 1: Intro to Psychology
Document Summary
For the tests - learning objectives in syllabus, a lot of application questions. Learning curve quizzes - must reach the target score, can keep answering without penalty, once they expire they are gone. Incomplete lecture slides on blackboard so you can go to lecture prepared. Go to si sessions [kristen or xiela] Psychology - introduced in 1700s, from greek word psyche meaning soul or mind. Originally described a branch of philosophy studying the phenomena of mental life [like memory, emotion, perception, etc. ] Psychology is the scientific study [research methods] of behavior and mental processes [thoughts/cognitions and feelings/emotions] Cognitive behavioral model says thoughts, feelings, and behaviors all affect one another, brings to life the definition of psychology. Regarded as founder of experimental psychology as an academic discipline. For structuralism - conscious experience can be broken down into parts. Forget about the parts, focus on function. Functionalism - highlighted adaptive purpose, or function of mind and behavior.
