INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY Flashcards
It is derived from two Greek words ‘Psyche’ and ‘Logos’
psychology
Psyche means ‘____’ and Logos means ‘____’
Psychology was first defined as the ‘___________’.
soul
science
science of soul
PSYCHOLOGY AS THE SCIENCE OF SOUL
In ancient time, the Greek Philosophers like ______ and _____ interpreted Psychology as the science of the soul and studied it as a branch of ______.
But soul is something _______. It cannot be seen, observed and
touched and we cannot make scientific experiments on soul.
plato
aristotle
philosophy
metaphysical
PSYCHOLOGY AS THE SCIENCE OF THE MIND
It was German philosopher _________ who defined Psychology as the science of the
mind.
_________ defined psychology as
the science of mental processes.
But the word ‘mind’ is also quite ______ as
there was confusion regarding the nature and functions of mind.
Immanuel Kant
William James (1892)
ambiguous
PSYCHOLOGY AS THE SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
_______, a British psychologist, defined
psychology as the “Science of the Inner World”.
________, German physician,
physiologist, and philosopher, defined psychology as
the science which studies the “________”.
But there are three levels of consciousness-conscious, subconscious and unconscious do
this definition also was not accepted by some.
James Sully (1884)
Wilhelm Wundt (1892)
internal experiences
PSYCHOLOGY OF BEHAVIOUR
_________ an american
psychologist who popularized the term behavior.
He was an early 20th century psychologist
______’s ______________ (1911) was first to defined psychology as the
“study of behavior”
John Watson
William McDougall
Pillsbury
“Essentials of Psychology”
study of behavior
PSYCHOLOGY OF BEHAVIOUR
_____________(October 17, 1869 – July 4, 1962) was an American psychologist and the
creator of the personality test.
According to him, “First Psychology lost its ____,
then it lost its _____, then its lost________.
It still has behaviour of a sort”.
Robert Sessions Woodworth
soul
mind
consciousness
DEFINITIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY
According to him/them “PSYCHOLOGY IS THE
STUDY OF HUMAN
BEHAVIOUR AND
HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS.”-
Crow and Crow
DEFINITIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY
He proposed the theory of Operant Conditioning. According to him, “PSYCHOLOGY IS
THE SCIENCE OF
BEHAVIOUR AND
EXPERIENCE.”
B.F. Skinner
DEFINITIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY
According to him, “PSYCHOLOGY IS THE
SCIENCE WHICH AIMS TO GIVE
US BETTER UNDERSTANDING
AND CONTROL OF THE
BEHAVIOUR OF THE
ORGANISM AS A WHOLE.”-
WILLIAM MCDOUGALL
He was an early 20th century psychologist who spent the first part of his career in the United Kingdom and the latter part in the United States development of the theory of instinct and of social psychology in the English-speaking world
WILLIAM MCDOUGALL
DEFINITIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY
He was a German psychologist and professor. According to him, “PSYCHOLOGY IS THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE BEHAVIOUR OF
LIVING CREATURES IN
THEIR CONTACT WITH
THE OUTER WORLD.”-
Kurt Koffka
MEANING OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Educational Psychology is one of the branches of psychology to study the ____________ in relation to his /her _______.
As specialized branch of psychology concerns itself with _________ and
means of improving the _______ and ______ of education, enabling the teacher to teach effectively and the learn effectively with the minimum effort
- behaviour of the learner
- education
- suggesting ways
- process and products
MEANING OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
It is designed as the __________. It has simplified the tasks and
improved the efficiency of the teacher or all those connected in the process and products of education by supplying them with the _____________________
in much need the same way as science and technology has helped in making possible maximum output through minimum input in terms of ______ and ______ in our day-to-day activities.
- service of education
- essential knowledge and skills
- time and labour
MEANING OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
It is the scientific study of human behaviour by which it can be ______, ______, and _____ by education to achieve goals of life.
understood, predicted and directed
MEANING OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Educational psychology is that branch of psychology which deals with the application of ___________ in the field of education. In other words it deals with the __________________________________. It is the systematic
study of the __________________ in the educational settings.
- psychological findings
- human behaviour in educational situations
- development of the individual
DEFINITIONS OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
According to him “Educational psychology is the branch of psychology which deals with teaching and learning”.
C.E. SKINNER (Charles E. Skinner)
DEFINITIONS OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
According to him/them, “Educational psychology describes and explains learning experience of
individual from birth to old age”.
Crow and Crow
DEFINITIONS OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
He was a British educational psychologist) - “Educational psychology is the science of education”.
E.A. Peel (Edwin Arthur Peel,
DEFINITIONS OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
He describes, Educational psychology is the study of psychological
aspects of educational situations.”
Trow (Trow Clark Willam)-
DEFINITIONS OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
He says- “Educational psychology is the study of educational growth and development.”
Stephens (Stephen Bourke)
DEFINITIONS OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
According to him, “Educational psychology a scientific study of the life stages in the
development of an individual from the time he is born until he becomes an adult”.
Judd (Charles Hubbard Judd)
DEFINITIONS OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
In the words of ______, “educational psychology helps the teacher to
understand the development of his pupils, the range and limits in their capacities,
the processes by which they learn and their social relationships.
E.A. Peel
THE NATURE OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Like any other science, educational psychology has also developed objective methods of collection of data. It also aims at understanding,
predicting and controlling human behaviour
Educational Psychology is a science.
