PSYCHOLOGY VS PSEUDOPSYCHOLOGY心理学与pseudopsychology.pptVIP

Chapter 1 – What is Psychology?Section 1 – Why Study Psychology? SO, WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY? THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF MENTAL PROCESSES AND BEHAVIORS. “PSYCH” COMES FROM THE WORD “PSYCHE” WHICH MEANS “THE MIND.” “OLOGY” MEANS THE “STUDY OF.” PSYCHOLOGY IS NOT PSEUDO-PSYCHOLOGY “PSEUDO” MEANS “FALSE OR NOT TRUE.” SO PSEUDO-PSYCHOLOGY IS A FALSE OR UNSCIENTIFIC FORM OF PSYCHOLOGY. PSYCHOLOGY VS PSEUDO-PSYCHOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY ATTEMPTS TO PROVE THINGS VALID, OR TRUE. PSYCHOLOGISTS, LIKE SCIENTISTS, USE THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD TO FIND MEANING BEHIND BEHAVIORS. THEY MAKE OBSERVATIONS, HYPOTHESIS, AND THEORIES. BEHAVIOR AND MENTAL PROCESSES CAN BE SEEN THUS THEY CAN BE MEASURED (SCIENTIFIC). PSCYHOLOGY VS PSEUDO-PSYCHOLOGY PSEUDO-PSYCHOLOGIES ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY WHAT PEOPLE ARE LIKE OR WHY PEOPLE BEHAVE THE WAY THEY DO. HOWEVER, PSEUDO-PSYCHOLOGIES ARE DIFFICULT TO MEASURE SCIENTIFICALLY, MAKING THEM DIFFICULT TO PROVE VALID, OR TRUE. FORMS OF PSCYHOLOGY I.Q. (INTELLIGENCE) TESTS TEST POPULATIONS (EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUPS) INTERVIEWS AND SURVEYS CASE STUDIES FORMS OF PSEUDO-PSYCHOLOGY PALMISTRY (PALM READING) PSYCHICS NUMEROLOGY (STUDY OF NUMBERS ON PERSONALITY) *ASTROLOGY (STUDY OF THE PLANETS ON PERSONALITY)* LET’S TEST THIS OUT! WRITE DOWN YOUR FAVORITE COLOR, QUICKLY, WITHOUT THINKING. IS COLOROLOGY A PSYCHOLOGY OR A PSEUDO-PSYCHOLOGY? REMEMBER!! WAS THE DEMONSTRATION CONVINCING EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT A SCIENTIFIC CLAIM? DO THE PERSONALITY DESCRIPTIONS AND HANDWRITING SAMPLES HOLD UP WELL UNDER SCIENTIFIC SCRUTINY? WHAT WOULD MAKE IT SCIENTIFIC? Ticket out the door (quiz time!) Please fill out the “Ticket out the Door” on the back of the half sheet of paper I passed out. Be as specific as you can, being sure to use any terms we spoke about today. Have a great day! End of section 1 * * * * * * * * * * . * * * * * * * * * * * . *