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This week's agenda includes engaging activities to explore the beginnings of modern psychology, focusing on Wilhelm Wundt's pivotal contributions in 1879. Students will examine the transition from philosophical thought to experimental psychology, highlighting key concepts like structuralism and functionalism with insights from pioneers like Edward Titchener and William James. The limerick project invites creativity while summarizing these foundational figures. Homework includes reading pages 8-15 from the text and reflecting on how psychology has progressed since its inception.
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Welcome Friday 26
Agenda • Pass Up Movie Slips • Picture Day • Bell Ringer Quiz • U1Q2 • U1Q3 • Homework: Limerick Project—Due Tuesday Read Text – Pages 8-15 GR – Contemporary & Close up questions
Unit 1 Question 2 When and how did modern psychological science begin?
Modern Psychology begins… • Philosopher’s thinking about thinking continued until the birth of psychology as we know it, on a December day in 1879. • In a room at Germany’s University of Leipzig, a middle-age professor, Wilhelm Wundt, created an experimental apparatus.
Modern Psych Begins…..U1Q2 • Psychological Science is Born • Wilhelm Wundt (1879) • University of Leipzig
Modern Psych Begins…….U1Q2 • Wundt was both a philosopher and a physiologist. • The young science of psychology evolved from the more established fields of philosophy and biology. • Experimental Psychology • The study of behavior and thinking using the scientific method
Modern Psych Begins…..U1Q2 • Wundt was seeking to measure the “atoms of the mind”-the fastest and simplest mental processes. • Established the first psychological laboratory • Conducted the 1st experiment • Reaction time experiment • Launched first psychological institute.
Modern Psych Continues…U1Q2 • Thinking About the Mind’s Structure • Edward Titchener • Structuralism • introspection
Unit One Project Limerick A limerick is a short ‘ditty’ about some person. It is usually a stanza of five lines, three of which rhyme. You are going to write a limerick about one of the figures from Unit One. DUE: Tuesday August 30, 2011
Example There was a man named Wilhelm who Wundted to know my mind. To his lab he asked I come, mind structure he hoped to unwind Reflect. Talk! No thought is too dumb. Is introspection really the key or is Wundt just a bum?
Modern Psych continues…..U1Q2 • Thinking About the Mind’s Function • William James • Functionalism • Mary Calkins • Margaret Floy Washburn
Progress Check… U1Q2 • End of U1Q2 • Rate your level of understanding after the following opportunities for learning; • Pre-Test • Reading Text • GR—Fill in the blank • Vocabulary • Lecture/Notes • Karate Kid Memory Aid
Unit 1 Question 3 How did psychology continue to develop from the 1920’s through today?
Prior to 1920 • Introspection • Wundt • Titchener • James • Freud • Dream Analysis • Childhood memories ALL SUBJECTIVE: BASED ON VERBALIZATION OF IMAGES, THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS
Post 1920 • Behaviorism • John B. Watson • B.F. Skinner • Don’t care what you think/ feel • Objective • “Study of observable behavior”
1960’s • Humanistic psychology • Carl Rogers • Abraham Maslow
Contempory • Cognitive Neuroscience • Psychology • Science • Behavior • Mental processes
Progress Check U1Q3 • End of U1Q3 • Rate your level of understanding after the following opportunities for learning; • Pre-Test • Reading Text • GR—Fill in the blank • Vocabulary • Lecture/Notes • Q&A Game
