专业英语chapter one.ppt

Advanced Psychology Shirley Xie xxdxxdxie@ 2008 References 张厚粲，孙晔等主编; 《现代英汉-汉英心理学词汇（修订版)》,中国轻工业出版社,2006 Richard J. Gerrig,Philip G. Zimbardo. Psychology and life (16th edition). 从伟,李建明主编; 《大学心理学英语教程》（College English in Psychology）,北京科学技术出版社，2004 Course Plan OBJECTIVES Master Psychological terms Read original work/paper Improve and practice our oral/written English Chapter 1 Perspectives in Psychology Approaches to psychology Controversies in psychology Ethical issues in psychology What is psychology— definition psychology = psyche + logos “The study of mind or soul.” “The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.”——Atkinson et al(1991) “Psychology has a long past, but a short history.” ——Ebbinghaus. Hermann (1850-1909) The history of psychology Philosophy Ancient Greek: philosophers-Socrates, Plato, Aristotle. Two more recent philosophical influences: Empiricism Positivism What is psychology? Outlines What’s the definition of psychology? Where did psychology come from? When did psychology start? 1879 as a separate scientific discipline The founding father of psychology - Wilhelm Wundt How did psychology develop? How many approaches to investigate psychology? what are they? What’s the difference between structuralism and functionalism in viewpoint? the development of psychology Psychology’s Historical Foundations 1. In 1879, in Leipiz, Germany, Wilhelm Wundt founded the first formal laboratory devoted to experimental psychology 2. Edward Titchener, became an influential early psychologist with his laboratory at Cornell University 3. In 1890, William James, wrote the two-volume work, The Principles of Psychology, which many experts consider the most important psychology text ever written 4. In 1892, G. Stanley Hall founded the American Psychological Association Structuralism: The Contents of the Mind Functionalism: Minds