2. Today’s Objectives
Content Objective
I can define
psychology.
I can identify the
Three Level of
Analysis of
Psychology.
Language Objective
I can define
psychology.
3. Warm Up: What is Psychology
Placemat
With your table group…
1. Brainstorm concepts related to psychology in your own
section. (Image, Flow Chart, Word Map)
2. Share and explain your portion of the placemat to your
group.
3. As a whole group, decide what themes, ideas, or
concepts are most important to the study of psychology
and put them in the middle section of your placemat.
4. Write a one sentence group definition of psychology.
4. IB Definition of Psychology
Psychology is the scientific
study of behavior and mental
processes and how these are
affected by internal factors
and the environment.
5. A Scientific Study
Psychology uses the scientific method to investigate the
behaviors and mental processes of humans and animals.
Reliance on substantial and grounded evidence to make
conclusions.
Peer reviewed work.
Not Based on Theory and Conjecture…Based on Evidence.
7. Mental Processes
What occurs internally that allow us to interpret,
communicate, and function in our world.
Memory
Learning
Language
Perception
Attention
Decision Making
8. Internal Factors and the
Environment
Nature and Nurture
Internal Factors/Nature
Our biological makeup
determine how we behave.
Genetics
Diseases/Abnormalities
Biological Processes
Environment/Nurture
The world around us impact the
way we behave.
Parents
Friends
Religion
Education
Country
Socio-Economic Status
Stressors
9. Key Question
S In what ways is your group’s definition of
psychology similar or different to the IB
definition of psychology?
11. Biological LoA
Behavior can be explained by the physiological and
genetic make up of a person or animal.
Biological Functions guide our behavior
Genetic Influences
Connections to Animal
12. Cognitive LoA
How we process and interpret information impacts our
behavior.
The mind can be studied scientifically.
Our Culture impacts the way we process information.
13. Sociocultural LoA
The society, culture, and people we share space with
impact our behaviors.
Humans are social animals.
Culture impacts human behavior.
Humans have a “social-self” that is based on group
membership.
15. Wrap-Up
What do psychologists study?
What are the three Levels of Analysis?
Describe one main idea from each LoA.
How has your definition/understanding of psychology
changed?