Disciplinary Perspective Jot down What do you see

Disciplinary Perspective

Jot down • What do you see? • Drum roll please….

Disciplines focus • Just like you focused to see a rabbit instead of a duck • I also used a disciplinary trick to get you to see the rabbit!

Jot down • Notice which side the • What do you see? words and eye were on. • Which Discipline is it? • Drum roll please….

PSYCHOLOGY • • Why? Think Pair Share • Focus on how the brain reacts to stimulus and how you can manipulate where the brain focuses and have that translate to the next item—the ambiguous figure

PSYCHOLOGY • Psychology sees human behavior as reflecting the cognitive constructs individuals develop to organize their mental activity. Psychologists also study inherent mental mechanisms, both genetic predisposition and individual differences (Repko, ch. 3, Table 3. 2, p. 60).

Distinguishing disciplines • Listen to this clip and see if you can identify two different disciplines • A Better Breakfast Can Boost a Child's Brainpower • by Allison Aubrey (8/31/20006) • http: //www. npr. org/templa tes/story. php? story. Id =5738848 • http: //www. npr. org/templa tes/player/media. Player. htm l? action=1&t=1&islist=false &id=5738848&m=5742190 • Peanut butter for breakfast? • YES!. . . • Why?

Concepts and Theories • Biology – Focuses on… – Concepts used – Theories/Analysis Causation applied • Psychology – Focuses on… – Concepts used – Theories/Analysis Causation applied

Recap • Which disciplines might relate to this cartoon? – Identify two disciplines – Identify for each discipline • Its focus and concepts it might use.

What do we discover? • What disciplines did you come up with? – Communication, Economics, Sociology and Psychology – How do they differ in focus and concepts applied?