Psychology

Do Now 10/21/2013

On a scratch piece of paper, please list all of the topics you believe a psychologist would study in his or her field.

5 minutes

Let’s share out

What did you get?

I will write your answers on the board

What are the different areas of study for psychology?

You will receive a sheet called “Psychologist Abstracts”

Read the abstract, then develop a theme based on the abstract. Write the theme in the space called “theme.” This is an individual activity, work quietly and by yourself.

SHARE OUT!: Take 5 minutes and share with your partner the themes

you developed for each passage

What are the themes from the major psychologist journals?

The major psychology themes for the abstracts Abnormal Psychology Biopsychology Cognitive Psychology Developmental Psychology Social Psychology

Abnormal Psychology: Abnormal psychology is a field of psychology that deals with psychopathology and abnormal behavior. The term covers a broad range of disorders, from depression to obsession-compulsion to sexual deviation and many more. Counselors, clinical psychologists and psychotherapists often work directly in this field.

Biopsychology: Biopsychology is a field of psychology that analyzes how the brain and neurotransmitters influence our behaviors, thoughts and feelings. This field can be thought of as a combination of basic psychology and neuroscience.

Cognitive Psychology: Cognitive psychology is the branch of psychology that studies mental processes including how people think, perceive, remember and learn. As part of the larger field of cognitive science, this branch of psychology is related to other disciplines including neuroscience, philosophy, and linguistics.

Developmental Psychology: This field of psychology looks at development throughout the lifespan, from childhood to adulthood. The scientific study of human development seeks to understand and explain how and why people change throughout life. This includes all aspects of human growth, including physical, emotional, intellectual, social, perceptual and personality development. Topics studied in this field include everything from prenatal development to Alzheimer's disease.

Social Psychology: Social psychology looks at a wide range of social topics, including group behavior, social perception, leadership, nonverbal behavior, conformity, aggression and prejudice. It is important to note that social psychology is not just about looking at social influences. Social perception and social interaction are also vital to understanding social behavior.

Works cited

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Zacks, J. M., Kurby, C. A., Eisenberg, M. L., & Haroutunian, N. (2011). Prediction Error Associated with the Perceptual Segmentation of Naturalistic Events. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience, 23(12), 4057-4066.

Eriksson, K., & Simpson, B. (2011). Perceptions of unfairness in allocations between multiple recipients. Cognitive Psychology, 62(3), 225-244. doi:10.1016/j.cogpsych.2011.01.001

Rollins, L., & Riggins, T. (2013). Developmental changes in memory encoding: insights from event-related potentials. Developmental Science, 16(4), 599-609. doi:10.1111/desc.12072

Rethinking intractable conflict: The perspective of dynamical systems. Vallacher, Robin R.; Coleman, Peter T.; Nowak, Andrzej; Bui-Wrzosinska, Lan American Psychologist, Vol 65(4), May-Jun 2010, 262-278.