TTC – Psychology Component I
Introduction
February, 2007
(PS) 3-15
What is Psychology?
Why is Psychology an important part of
the TTC?
What is Psychology?
Psychology is the science that seeks to
understand behavior and mental
processes, and to apply that
understanding in the sevice of human
welfare.
The subject matter of psychology is
behavior and mental processes.
Who are you?
Part of your behavior and mental
processes is the activity of your body
cells (bones, muscles, skin, hair, brain, liver, and
other organs)
and their ability to
communicate with one another.
Exercise 1
- I’m going to show you a series of pictures.
- You’ll need a pencil and a piece of paper. Write
down whatever you see.
- Do not comment with anyone until the exercise
has finished.
- I’m going to change the image every 5 seconds
In addition to interpreting information, you
can think about it and decide how to
respond.
Exercise 2
You’re going to read read a series of
situations. On a piece of paper write down
what you think, how you feel, and how you
would react in those situations
You see someone standing in front of you
with a knife
You arrive home and everybody is crying
You are watching a movie when all of a
sudden your boy/girlfriend starts crying.
You see one of your students coming into
the classroom in shock
How and where was Psychology founded?
Greek
Philosophers
Empiricism,
Philosophers
Wilhelm
Wundt
Structuralism,
Titchener
Psychoanalysis,
Freud
Functionalism,
William James
biological
New approaches
humanistic
evolutionary
psychodynamic
behavioral
cognitive
Behaviorism,
-John Watson
-B.F Skinner
Greek
Philosophers
Empiricism,
Philosophers
Wilhelm
Wundt
Structuralism,
Titchener
Psychoanalysis,
Freud
Functionalism,
William James
biological
New approaches
humanistic
evolutionary
psychodynamic
behavioral
cognitive
Behaviorism,
-John Watson
-B.F Skinner
Modern Psychology