General Psychology Lecture Slides PDF

Welcome to General Psychology!  Today’s Agenda 1. Review syllabus 2. Address questions 3. Brief intro to Psychology Syllabus Highlights ▶ Access textbook/quizzes (Macmillan Achieve) via Canvas – don’t pay separately ▶ Please mention which class you’re in (e.g., 01 or Tues./Thurs. or...

Welcome to General Psychology!  Today’s Agenda 1. Review syllabus 2. Address questions 3. Brief intro to Psychology Syllabus Highlights ▶ Access textbook/quizzes (Macmillan Achieve) via Canvas – don’t pay separately ▶ Please mention which class you’re in (e.g., 01 or Tues./Thurs. or Coll. Ave. or Scott Hall) when emailing me (and please use your RU email) ▶ Slides posted in Modules before class ▶ Quizzes (Macmillan) due on Mondays (11:59 pm) ▶ 3 midterm exams (non-cumulative), 1 final exam (cumulative) ▶ Research participation requirement  What is Psychology? Many people mistakenly believe that psychology only involves psychological disorders and therapies In fact, psychology is the scientific study of thought, behavior, and emotion Why do people behave, think, and feel the way they do?  Modern psychological perspectives ▶ Biological/neuroscientific ▶ How physical systems (e.g., the brain) affect behavior, feelings, and thoughts ▶ Evolutionary ▶ Natural selection of traits ▶ Behavior genetics ▶ Contribution of genes and environment to behavior  Modern psychological perspectives cont’d. ▶ Psychoanalytic/psychodynamic ▶ Unconscious dynamics within the individual ▶ Behavioral ▶ Learning via reinforcements and punishments ▶ Cognitive ▶ How people reason, remember, interpret ▶ Sociocultural ▶ How social and cultural forces shape individuals’ behavior  Things to do: 1. Read syllabus carefully 2. Complete Orientation Quiz by Monday 3. Register in human subjects participation system: Human Subject Pool System (sona-systems.com)