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TTC – Psychology Component IIntroduction
February, 2007
(PS) 3-15
What is Psychology?
Why is Psychology an important part of the TTC?
What is Psychology?
Psychology is the science that
seeks to understand behavior
and mental processes, and to
apply that understanding in the
sevice of human welfare.
The subject matter of psychology is
behavior and mental processes.
Who are you?
Part of your behavior and mental
processes is the activity of your
body cells (bones, muscles, skin, hair,
brain, liver, and other organs) and their
ability to communicate with one
another.
Exercise 1
- I’m going to show you a series of pictures.
- You’ll need a pencil and a piece of paper. Write down whatever you see.
- Do not comment with anyone until the exercise has finished.
- I’m going to change the image every 5 seconds
In addition to interpreting information, you
can think about it and decide how to
respond.
Exercise 2
You’re going to read read a series of
situations. On a piece of paper write down
what you think, how you feel, and how you
would react in those situations
You see someone standing in front of you with a knife
You arrive home and everybody is crying
You are watching a movie when all of a sudden your boy/girlfriend starts crying.
You see one of your students coming into the classroom in shock
How and where was Psychology founded?
Greek Philosophers
Empiricism,Philosophers
Wilhelm Wundt
Structuralism,Titchener
Psychoanalysis,Freud
Functionalism,William James
Behaviorism,-John Watson-B.F Skinner
New approachesbiological
evolutionary
psychodynamic behavioralcognitive
humanistic
Greek Philosophers
Empiricism,Philosophers
Wilhelm Wundt
Structuralism,Titchener
Psychoanalysis,Freud
Functionalism,William James
Behaviorism,-John Watson-B.F Skinner
New approachesbiological
evolutionary
psychodynamic behavioralcognitive
humanistic
Modern Psychology