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Aim: What is psychology?December 10, 2013 Spark: In your notebooks, complete the following chart. You must have something written in both boxes of this chart for credit.
Know about Psychology Want to know about Psychology
Reminders
HW 8 Due Today
Sleep Journals due Friday
Quiz Friday
Email TBT pictures to [email protected]
Neuroscience exam Tuesday, December 17
Agenda
What is psychology?
Careers in psychology
Psychological Tricks
Perception and the Mind
What is Psychology?The study of the human mind and its functions
Careers in PsychologyHow to get a career in psychology:
1. Do well in high school
2. Get your undergraduate degree (psychology is probably best)
3. Graduate School to get your Masters or Ph.D.
4. Get certified
Careers in PsychologyClinical Psychologist
Health Psychologist
Experimental Psychologist
Criminal Psychologist
Consumer Psychologist
Military Psychologist
Psychology SalariesThese are the average salaries of various psychologists
Clinical Psychologist - $63,000
School Psychologist - $60,000
Health Psychologist - $68,000
Military Psychologist - $63,000
Consumer Psychologist - $77,000
Criminal Psychologist - $60,000
Psychiatrist - $145,000
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Perception
The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through senses
Our brain relies on prior knowledge to perceive new stimuli
Phantom LimbsIllusion that a part of your body is stimulated even if it isn’t there
Common in amputees
Vision1. Light gathers into our eye.
2. The light is channeled to the back of the eye.
3. Signal is sent to the brain.
4. The brain interprets information.
Exit Slip
In your notebooks, answer the following questions:
What is psychology?
What is one career in psychology that interests you?
What is perception?
How can perception trick us?
SummaryPsychology - study of the mind and its functions
There are many interesting careers in psychology, but they require education
Perception - ability to become aware of something through our senses
Our perception of the world can be fooled