Psychology Textbook notes Introduction What? Extent parents influence (genes) environment- home (inheritance).

. How we think, feel, and act Psychologys Roots: Traces 300 B.C.- Great Aristotle Dec. 1879- Wundt atoms of the Mind in Germany time lag reaction considered 1st experiment and he also set up the first laboratory . (magellans of the mind) American Psychology Association 1892 Charles Darwin- evolutionary psyc. Ivan Pavlov- study of learning Sigmund Freud- Personality Jean Paget- children William James- Principles of Psychology author Wundt: science of mental life until 1920s V. Watson: science of observational behavior 1920s-1960s Psychology: science of behavior and mental process Behavior: anything an organism does (action). Mental Processes: internal subjective experiences Psychologys Big Issues: Stability v. Change- do traits persist as we mature? Rationality v. irrationality- as humans do we make snap judgments disregarding the rational Nature- Nurture Issue (genes v. womb to tomb)- long standing controversy over the relative contribution that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors. Tabula rasa (blank table) Locke v. Some ideas born with by Descarte Darwins natural selection- nature selects those that best enable an organism to survive and reproduce in a particular environment. Inherited trait variations passed on to succeeding generations. Compromise: nature works on what nature endows Psychologys Perspectives: They all work together to complete the view Neuroscience: body and brain create emotions etc. Evolutionary: Nature selects traits to promote the perpetuation of ones genes Behavior genetics: Our genes&envi. Influence our individual differences Psychodynamic: How behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts. Behavioral: learn observable response Cognitive: encode, process,store, and retrieve info. Social-cultural: behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures Psychology Subfields: Basic research: pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base (i.e. Biological psychologists: links btwn brain and mind ) Applied research: scientific study that aims to solve practical problems Industrial psychologistsadvice on workplace behavior Clinical psychology: a branch in psychology that studies, assesses and treat people with psychological disorders. Psychiatry: a branch of medicine dealing with psychiatric disorders; practiced by physicians w/ drugs and therapy.