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1、Myers PSYCHOLOGY Prologue:The Story of Psychology Prologue: Psychologys RootsPrescientific PsychologyIs the mind connected to the body or distinct?Are ideas inborn or is the mind a blank slate filled by experience? Prologue: Psychologys RootsPrologue: Psychologys RootsPsychological Science Is BornEm

2、piricismKnowledge comes from experience via the sensesScience flourishes through observation and experimentPrologue: Psychologys RootsWilhelm Wundt opened the first psychology laboratory at the University of Liepzig (c. 1879)Prologue: Psychologys RootsStructuralism used introspection (looking in) to

3、 explore the elemental structure of the human mindPrologue: Psychologys RootsFunctionalism focused on how behavioral processes function- how they enable organism to adapt, survive, and flourishPrologue: Psychologys RootsPsychological Science DevelopsWundt-German philosopher and physiologistJames-Ame

4、rican philosopherPavlov-Russian physiologistFreud-Austrian physicianPiaget-Swiss biologistPrologue: Psychologys RootsFigure 1- British Psychological Society membershipPrologue: Psychologys RootsDefinition of PsychologyThe science of behavior (what we do) and mental processes (sensations, perceptions

5、, dreams, thoughts, beliefs, and feelings)Prologue: Contemporary PsychologyPsychologys Big IssuesNature-nurture controversy the relative contribution that genes and experience make to development of psychological traits and behaviorsPrologue: Contemporary PsychologyNatural selectionprinciple that th

6、ose inherited trait variations contributing to survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generationsPrologue: Contemporary PsychologyPsychologys PerspectivesPrologue: Contemporary PsychologyPsychologys PerspectivesA lot depends on your viewpointPrologue: Contemporary PsychologyPsychologys

7、 SubfieldsBasic ResearchBiological psychologists explore the links between brain and mindDevelopmental psychologists study changing abilities from womb to tombCognitive psychologists study how we perceive, think, and solve problemsPrologue: Contemporary PsychologyPsychologys SubfieldsBasic ResearchP

8、ersonality psychologists investigate our persistent traitsSocial psychologists explore how we view and affect one anotherPrologue: Contemporary PsychologyPsychologys SubfieldsApplied ResearchIndustrial/organizational psychologists study and advise on behavior in the workplaceClinical psychologists study, assess, and treat people with psychological disordersPrologue: Contemporary PsychologyPsychiatryA branch of medicine dealing