{"id":3,"date":"2018-03-09T08:04:05","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T13:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/upeiintropsychology\/2018\/03\/09\/main-body\/"},"modified":"2020-05-26T12:13:37","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T16:13:37","slug":"main-body","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/upeiintropsychology\/part\/main-body\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Psychology","rendered":"Introduction to Psychology"},"content":{"raw":"[caption id=\"attachment_64\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"684\"]<img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/upeiintropsychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/08\/pyschology-300x145.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"684\" height=\"330\" class=\"wp-image-64\" \/> Figure 1.1 \u00a0Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. (credit \"background\": modification of work by Nattachai Noogure; credit \"top left\": modification of work by U.S. Navy; credit \"top middle-left\": modification of work by Peter Shanks; credit \"top middle-right\": modification of work by \"devinf\"\/Flickr; credit \"top right\": modification of work by Alejandra Quintero Sinisterra; credit \"bottom left\": modification of work by Gabriel Rocha; credit \"bottom middle- \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0left\": modification of work by Caleb Roenigk; credit \"bottom middle-right\": modification of work by Staffan Scherz; credit \"bottom right\": modification of work by Czech Provincial Reconstruction Team)[\/caption]\r\n<h2>Chapter Outline<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>What Is Psychology?\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Learning Objectives\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Understand the etymology of the word \u201cpsychology\u201d<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Define psychology<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Understand the merits of an education in psychology<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>History of Psychology\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Learning Objectives\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Understand the importance of Wundt and James in the development of psychology<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Appreciate Freud\u2019s influence on psychology<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Understand the basic tenets of Gestalt psychology<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Appreciate the important role that behaviorism played in psychology\u2019s history<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Understand basic tenets of humanism<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Understand how the cognitive revolution shifted psychology\u2019s focus back to the mind<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Contemporary Psychology\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Learning Objectives\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Appreciate the diversity of interests and foci within psychology<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Understand basic interests and applications in each of the described areas of psychology<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Demonstrate familiarity with some of the major concepts or important figures in each of the described areas of psychology<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Careers in Psychology\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Learning Objectives\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Understand educational requirements for careers in academic settings<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Understand the demands of a career in an academic setting<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Understand career options outside of academic settings<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_64\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64\" style=\"width: 684px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/upeiintropsychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/08\/pyschology-300x145.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"684\" height=\"330\" class=\"wp-image-64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/upeiintropsychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/08\/pyschology-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/upeiintropsychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/08\/pyschology-768x371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/upeiintropsychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/08\/pyschology-65x31.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/upeiintropsychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/08\/pyschology-225x109.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/upeiintropsychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/08\/pyschology-350x169.jpg 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/upeiintropsychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/08\/pyschology.jpg 975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1.1 \u00a0Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. 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