PPT-Higher Psychology:  An Overview of Topics, Approaches, The

Irene Lawrie Perth College UHI Greater emphasis on the approaches Fundamental to psychology They are the different explanations of why people behave the way they do Understanding of psychology is gained though the application of approaches to topics. Each finger on your hand and the palm can represent a different perspective:. The thumb = Psychodynamic. Stick out your thumb and make a gesture over your shoulder while turning your head in that direction. You are “looking back,” just as a psychodynamic psychologist does when they are focusing on the past and unconscious conflicts stemming from childhood.. The Cognitive Approach to Psychology. 2. Cognitive Approach. Two sections:. Paradigms of the cognitive approach.. The historical development of the cognitive approach.. 3. What is Cognitive Psychology? . The humanistic approach: the basics What assumptions do humanistic psychologists make? Humanistic psychologists start from the assumption that every person has their own unique way of perceiving and u Chapter 1 Section 2. Where did the scientific method . come from?. Wilhelm Wundt. 1879. Leipzig, . Germany. First psychology laboratory . Claims: psychology has 2 elements (sensations and feelings). Procedure used: “introspection”. rd. October 2015, Perth. The future of psychology in . schools and colleges: . sticking our heads above the parapet – can we learn from what we see?.  . Morag Williamson. m.williamson@napier.ac.uk. What is . Psychology: . . the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. . . Why study Psychology: . . gain insight into our own behavior, as well as our relationships. with others.. What are Psychological needs: . Bernard . Wolfsdorf. Attorney At Law. bernard@wolfsdorf.com. Wolfsdorf. Rosenthal LLP. Bernard Wolfsdorf. WOLFSDORF ROSENTHAL LLP. State Bar of California Certified Specialist in Immigration & Nationality Law. Phrenology. :. Greeks. . Socrates/Plato . /Aristotle: started asking how the . body and mind were related?. . Rene . Descartes: . “I think therefore I am. ”. Innate. : meaning we are born with it. & Approaches. (2-4%) . . Where do you stand? . How . much is Psychology a real science like Physics, Chemistry or Biology. ?. How much of Psychology’s facts . can . be trusted if every human is different? . Job Analysis: Back Office Lead N= 5 3 jobholders 2 managers Primary SME- Jason Hamilton-Brown Sample C-Jam Task importance KSAO (trouble likely/ superior v average) Low interrater reliability KSAOs have higher interrater reliability What is psychology?. Psychology. is the scientific, systematic study of behavior and mental processes in both humans and animals. It uses the scientific method to ask and answer questions about why people think, act, and feel as they do. Behavior. Warwick in London Summer School 2022. Week 2/ Day 5 (29/7) . Dr Liz Blagrove. Aims & Objectives. Understand the rationale for studying the Psychology of Personality, its context & main theoretical approaches . Module 401 . Postgraduate Certificate . in Learning and Teaching . in Higher Education. Aims. Provide some evidence that teaching approach influences learning approach. With variable learning/assessment effects. You are about to start an exciting journey into the world of Psychology where you will learn about the scientific study of the mind and behaviour!. Remember:. Choose what modules you do and when, but work through them .