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Yesterday’s talk: Do not rely solely on intuition Today’s talk Rely on scientific method (Stroop)

Yesterday’s talk: Do not rely solely on intuition Today’s talk Rely on scientific method (Stroop) Scope of Psychology Mind-body relation More on scientific method. Instead of relying on intuition, we should measure behavior. For example, how long does it take to respond?

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Yesterday’s talk: Do not rely solely on intuition Today’s talk Rely on scientific method (Stroop)

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  1. Yesterday’s talk: • Do not rely solely on intuition • Today’s talk • Rely on scientific method (Stroop) • Scope of Psychology • Mind-body relation • More on scientific method

  2. Instead of relying on intuition, we should measure behavior • For example, how long does it take to respond? • carefully measuring reaction time, we can discover the steps of mental processing: Cognitive Psychology (psy4500) Cognitive Science (minor) • To do it well requires: • A detailed analysis of the mental steps, and • A comparison between two conditions that are identical other than in the step being investigated. • Preferably using stimulus and designs that are simple • A classic example: Stroop Task

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  5. Group activity Class activity • List the ways in which: • the two trials were well matched • the trials differed from each other • the experiment could be improved

  6. What is psychology? the scientific study of the mind • a. What is the MIND? • It includes thoughts, feelings, & behavior • The mind is what the brain does (materialism)

  7. Psych of women (psy 2450 ) Cultural Psychology (psy 2400 ) MAJORING IN PSYCHOLOGY Social Psychology & Personality (psy 2600) Clinical & Abnormal (psy 5500) Social and Cognitive Development (psy 2200) Cognition (psy 4500) Neuroscience (psy 4200) • Applied: • - Industrial/ Organizational • Human Factors • Behavioral Economics Methods: - Research Method (psy 4000) - Statistics (psy 4050)

  8. INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY 4. Social Psychology & Personality 5. Abnormal 3. Development 2. Cognition (perception, emotion, motivation) 1. Neuroscience 0. Research Methods:

  9. Treatment Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Anti-depressant medication Levels of analysisin depression Social Cognition Neuroscience

  10. What is psychology? the scientific study of the mind • a. What is the MIND? • The mind is what the brain does (materialism) • PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTION: • MIND-BODY PROBLEM

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