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THINKING CRITICALLY
WITH PSYCHOLOGYModule 1
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What is ScientifcPscholo!
Pscholo! is the science o"#eha$io%& 'P%o"esso%(s )efnition*
Pscholo!ists use the +ethods o"
science to unco$e% la,s o" hu+an#eha$io%- .ust as othe% scientistunco$e% la,s o" natu%e&
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La,s and Rules o"/eha$io%
So+e #eha$io% is uni$e%sal0 so+e #eha$io%con"o%+s to social %ules
acial dis2la o" an!e% 3 uni$e%sal
Acce2tance o" teena!e %o+antic %elationshi2s 3%ule con"o%+in!
A+e%ica 3 OK
China 3 Inte%"e%es ,ith acade+ics andina22%o2%iate
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A%e all 2eo2le2scholo!ists4
5ean Pia!et 3 6oolo!ist and 2scholo!istsu!!ested that the hu+an de$elo2s "%o+ ani%%ational #ein! to a %ational0 lo!ical #ein!&
All a%e i+2elled to add%ess the WHY7uestions&
Wh did this ha22en4Wh did the 2e%son t%eat +e this ,a4
Wh does thunde% "ollo, li!htnin!4
Wh did the chic8en c%oss the %oad4
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Ancient and Old Ideas inPscholo!
9:; /C Plato a%!ued that the
#%ain is sou%ce o" +ental2%ocesses&
9
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A=ect > Co!nition )e#ate
)o 2eo2le thin8 f%st and then"eel e+otion4
o%
)o 2eo2le "eel e+otion f%st andthen thin8 a#out it4
/oth 2%ocesses occu%
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)esca%tes 1?9;
)esca%tes 2%o2osed the idea o"+ind>#od inte%action& Conce2to" innate ideas 3 at #i%th 2eo2lea%e #o%n ,ith an in#o%ntendenc to thin8 a#out onesel"and one(s e@istence&
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Loc8e 1?B
Loc8e %e.ected the idea o" an in#o%n
tendenc to thin8 o" sel" and a%!ued that
at #i%th the +ind is a ta#ula %asa o% a
#lan8 slateD u2on ,hich e@2e%ience,%ites&
A%!ued "o% e+2i%icis+ 3 ,hat ,e 8no,
a#out the ,o%ld co+es th%ou!h e@2e%ienceand o#se%$ation0 not th%ou!h intuition&E+2i%icis+ is at the 2hiloso2hical #ase o"+ode%n science&
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Mes+e% 1;;F
Mes+e% 2e%"o%+s e@2e%i+ents on
ani+al +a!netis+D to cu%e+ental illness& This ,as theea%liest ,o%8 on h2nosis&
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)a%,inian Theo% o" Natu%alSelection
1:
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Wilhel+ Wundt
1:; Wilhel+ Wundt esta#lishes thef%st e@2e%i+ental 2scholo!la#o%ato% at the ni$e%sit o"
Lei26i! to stud 2scho2hsics&
Wundt(s e+2hasis ,as onconsciousness 'a,a%eness o" ane@te%nal sti+ulus and +ental2%ocesses*
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Wundt(s Method
sed a +ethod calledInt%os2ectionis+ 3 su#.ectsdesc%i#ed thei% sensations o%
"eelin!s a"te% #ein! e@2osed to asti+ulus
Wundt is conside%ed the "ounde%o" e@2e%i+ental 2scholo!& All
Ph&)& 2scholo!ists can t%ace
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All Pscholo!ist can T%ace thei%Linea!e
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M +a.o% ad$iso% at Conn ')a$id
A& Kenn* a22ea%s nea% the end o"the list
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So+e Nota#le A+e%icanPscholo!ists
1: G& Stanle Hall #eco+es thef%st 2%esident o" the A+e%icanPscholo!ical Association&
1:F Ma% Wash#u%n is the f%st,o+an to %ecei$e the Ph&)& in2scholo! 'Co%nell*&
1:F Ma% Whiton Cal8ins is %e"usedad+ission to docto%al candidac at
Ha%$a%d #ecause she ,as a ,o+an&
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/%oad A22%oaches inPscholo!
Int%os2ectionis+
Gestalt Pscholo!St%uctu%alis+
unctionalis+
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Int%ose2ctionis+
Su#.ect %e2o%ts consciouse@2e%ience o" e$ents o% sti+uli
Method de$elo2ed # Wundt
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St%uctu%alis+
Wundt(s student Ed,a%d Titchne%sta%ted an a22%oach at Co%nell calledSt%uctu%alis+&
As che+ists and 2hsicists stud thest%uctu%e o" +atte%0 these2scholo!ists atte+2ted to stud thest%uctu%e o" the +ind&
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Gestalt Pscholo!
Conscious e@2e%ience is +o%e than thesu+ o" its 2a%ts&
o% e@a+2le 3 a neon si!n o% the 2hi2heno+enon > ,e 2e%cei$e +o$e+ento" li!ht ,hen it is onl li!hts !oin! onand o=
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unctionalis+
Willia+ 5a+es 2%o2osed the
unctionalist a22%oach&
A=ected # the e$olutiona% theo% o"Cha%les )a%,in0 5a+es ,as conce%ned,ith the "unction o" #eha$io% 'e&!&
s+ell0 thin8in!0 e+otion and $ision&*
In essence0 thei% "unction is to ada2t to
the en$i%on+ent&
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Conte+2o%a% Pscholo!
An inte%national scientifc ente%2%ise ,ith
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A22%oaches in Mode%n Pscholo!
Neu%oscience >> ho, the #%ain andothe% #iolo!ical sste+s a=ect#eha$io%
E$olutiona% >>> Ho, hu+an #eha$io%has e$ol$ed in o%de% to 2%o+oteada2tation and %e2%oduction&
/eha$io% Genetics >> )ete%+ines the%elati$e e=ects o" !enes and the
en$i%on+ent in the dete%+ination o"
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A22%oaches in Mode%nPscholo!
Pschodna+ic >> Ho, #eha$io% isdete%+ined # ea%l childhood e@2e%iences&
/eha$io%al >> Ho, #eha$io% is lea%ned
Co!niti$e >> Ho, in"o%+ation is ta8en in0o%!ani6ed0 and %et%ie$ed "%o+ the #%ain&
Social>Cultu%al 3 Ho, 2eo2le a=ect the#eha$io% o" othe% 2eo2le and ho, cultu%esha2es the #eha$io% o" 2eo2le&
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A22%oaches in Mode%nPscholo!
Hu+anistic A22%oach 3 /eha$io% is dueto the choices that 2eo2le +a8e inthei% li$es #ased on ho, the ,o%ld is
2e%cei$ed&
Each 2e%son has a uni7ue 2e%ce2tiono" the ,o%ld #ased on thei% uni7ue seto" e@2e%iences&
I" 2eo2le a%e t%eated ,ith
unconditional 2ositi$e %e!a%d0 the ,ill
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S2ecialties in Pscholo!
A student t2icall s2eciali6es in ana%ea ,hile a !%aduate student anddoes the Ph&)& thesis in that a%ea&
The%e a%e t,o !ene%al cate!o%ies#asic %esea%ch and a22lied 2scholo!&
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/asic Resea%ch E@a+2les
> E@2e%i+ental Pscholo!
> )e$elo2+ental Pscholo!
> Social Pscholo!> Pe%sonalit Pscholo!
> Co!niti$e Pscholo!
> /iolo!icalPscholo!JNeu%oscience
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A22lied Resea%chE@a+2les
> Clinical Pscholo!
> Health Pscholo!
> Indust%ialJO%!ani6ationalPscholo!
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Is 2scholo! nothin! +o%e thanco++on sense4
Wh is a scientifc a22%oach tounde%standin! #eha$io% necessa%4
Is co++on sense enou!h4
Is intuition ade7uate4
)o ,e need all these theo%ies and studies4
Resea%ch sho,s that hu+an thin8in! can #e$e% #iased and flled ,ith e%%o%&
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Co!niti$e /ias
> illuso% co%%elation %a%e0i+2%o#a#le e$ents a%e 2e%cei$ed# 2eo2le as #ein! +o%e co++on
than the a%e&
> a case o" #u#onic 2la!ue in
A+e%ica
>te%%o%ist attac8 # %adical
5ihadists
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Co!niti$e E@2ectations
I" ou o%de% fsh in a%estau%ant ,ho do ou
e@2ect to !et4
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)oes this i+a!e +atch oue@2ectation4
T2ical fsh inS2ain
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What is t2ical #%ea8"ast "ood4
T2ical /%ea8"astIn Mo%occo
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E@2ectanc iolation
We tend to %eact ne!ati$el,hen e@2ectations a%e
$iolated > ,e conside% thin!s,ei%d o% !%oss
Othe% 2eo2le ,ould "eel thee@act o22osite a#out thesa+e sti+ulus o% e$ent
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Scientifc Attitude 3 Ho, does ascientist thin84
1& Cu%iosit
& S8e2ticis+
9& C%itical Thin8in!
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Thin8 Li8e a Scientist
> conside% assu+2tions that +ost acce2t ast%ue 'e&!&0 the e%%oneous #elie" that the ea%this at the cente% o" the sola% sste+*
> thin8 a#out the $alue i+2lications o"assu+2tions ',o+en ,ill #e una#le to ,o%8e=ecti$el a "e, das a +onth*
> e$aluate the e$idence 'data* and #e !uided# it
> c%iticall e$aluate ones conclusions
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Scientifc Method)educti$e Science
> Theo% an o%!ani6ed set o" ideas thate@2lain a 2heno+enon
> H2othesis a testa#le 2%ediction de%i$ed"%o+ a theo%
> O2e%ational )efnition an e@2licitstate+ent o" the e@act o2e%ations to #e usedto +easu%e $a%ia#les
> Re2lication de+onst%ation that an
e@2e%i+ental %esult ,ill occu% %e2eatedl indi=e%ent la#s0 in di=e%ent 2laces0 ,ithdi=e%ent scientists0 at di=e%ent 2oints inti+e&
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Scientifc Method > Inducti$eScience
Collectin! a la%!e #od o" dataand then de$elo2in! theo%ies toe@2lain the o#se%$ations
htt2JJ,,,&int%o2sch&co+JchB:
ani+alsJ2hlo!eneticscale&ht+lo% e@a+2le > #iolo!istsdisco$e% ani+als and cate!o%i6ethe+ on the h lo enetic scale
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T2es o" Resea%ch StudiesConducted # Pscholo!ists
1& Case Stud
& Su%$e
9& Natu%alistic O#se%$ation
F& Co%%elational Stud
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/asic Ideas in Pscholo!icalResea%ch Methods
E@2e%i+ent 3 +ani2ulate causal $a%ia#les'inde2endent $a%ia#les* to assess the i+2act on thede2endent $a%ia#le '#eha$io% o" inte%est*&
Place#o 3 an ine%t su#stance that is used to cont%ol "o%e@2ectanc e=ects ,hen an acti$e a!ent is used in ane@2e%i+ent&
)ou#le /lind P%ocedu%e > Neithe% the e@2e%i+ente% o%
the su#.ect 8no, i" a 2lace#o o% an acti$e a!ent is#ein! ad+iniste%ed&
Place#o e=ect 3 the e=ect o" a 2lace#o on #eha$io% o%health 'a "ai%l 2o,e%"ul e=ect*&
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Inde2endent and )e2endenta%ia#les
Inde2endent a%ia#le 3 the$a%ia#le the e@2e%i+ente%+ani2ulates 'e&!& !ettin! an
e@2e%i+ental d%u! o% a 2lace#o*
)e2endent a%ia#le 3 the $a%ia#le
that is a=ected # the+ani2ulation o" the inde2endent$a%ia#le
'e&!& a health outco+e such as
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Ke eatu%es o" an E@2e%i+ent
E@2e%i+ental Condition 3 in an e@2e%i+ent this isthe condition that e@2oses the su#.ect to as2ecifc le$el o" the I 'e&!& ,ood sho2 accident*
Cont%ol Condition 3 in an e@2e%i+ent this is thecondition that se%$es as a #aseline "o% co+2a%ison"o% the e@2e%i+ental condition 'e&!&0 the +ountainscene*&
Rando+ Assi!n+ent 3 each su#.ect +ust ha$e ane7ual 2%o#a#ilit o" #ein! in eithe% thee@2e%i+ental o% cont%ol condition o" thee@2e%i+ent&
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Stud Ti2s 3 Guide to Success inthis Cou%se
1& Kee2 u2 ,ith ,ee8l assi!n+ents 'don(t 2ut the+ o=*
& %ead the +ate%ial in the #oo8
9& Stud the 2o,e%>2oint slides
F& Ca%e"ull listen to and ta8e notes on online lectu%es
it ,ill hel2 ou%e+e+#e% the +ate%ial
?& TAKE RESPONSI/ILITY OR YOR LEARNING
;& IT IS COOL TO /E A SERIOS ST)ENT
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