心理学专业英语
English for Psychology
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课程安排
▪ 课程安排：课上讲解，课下阅读，作业相辅
▪ 时间安排：教学周为1-17周，
第18周复习 第19周考试
▪ 成绩配比：期末成绩（50%）+出勤率（25%）+作业（25%）
▪ 考试形式：
期中考试：翻译一篇文献 期末考试：试卷
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课程目的 Aims
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Definitions
1. DEFINITIONS:
▪ The word "Psychology" is derived from two
Greek roots: "Psyche", meaning "mind" or "soul" and "Logos", meaning "study of".
CHAPTER 1 What is Psychology?
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单元结构
▪ There are 3 parts:
■ Approaches in psychology
4 psychological approaches 4 debates in psychology
■ Controversies in psychology
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Definitions
▪ 然而，仅仅给出这样一个简单的定义，会有一点误导，
因为无论是在历史上还是现在，心理学家不仅对于心 理学的定义没有达成一致，而且对于在这个学科中应 该研究什么以及应该如何研究也存在巨大的分歧。
misleading:误导的，令人误解的，引入歧途 subject:主题，科目
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■ Ethical issut is Psychology?
1. Definitions 2. The history of psychology
▪ Where did psychology come from? ▪ When did psychology started? ▪ How did psychology develop?
▪ 然而，Atkinson（1991）等人提出了一个较新的定义，
“心理学是对于行为与心理过程的科学研究”。
▪ 心理学是研究行为和心理过程的科学。
suggest:认为，建议，提议（propose）
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Definitions
▪ Just giving this simple definition, however, is a bit
Where did psychology come from?
WHERE DID PSYCHOLOGY COME FROM? Psychology developed from three main areas of study:
▪ 心理学这个单词是由psyche和logos这两个希腊词派生出
来的，psyche的意思是心灵或精神，logos的意思是 对……研究。
derive:派生 roots:词根 mind:心灵；精神 soul:灵魂；心灵；精神
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Definitions
▪ Psychology, therefore, literally means "study of
The history of psychology 2. THE HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY
▪ Where did psychology come from? ▪ When did psychology started? ▪ How did psychology develop?
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misleading, since psychologists now and throughout their history have not only disagreed about the definition of psychology but have also strongly disagreed about what should be studied in the subject and how it should be studied.
▪ To improve reading and listening skills
▪ 提升读、听技能
▪ To enlarge vocabulary of psychology
▪ 扩大心理学词汇量
▪ To foster basic translation skills
▪ 提升基础的翻译技能
▪ To broaden knowledge of the cultures and societies
心理学概述 ■ Research methods
data analysis (statistics 统计学知识 ) ■ seven kinds of branches for psychology
cognitive developmental social comparative biopsychology abnormal
of the world
▪ 扩展关于世界各文化、社会的知识
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教材
心理学专业英语基础 （图示教程） Advanced Psychology through Diagrams
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推荐阅读 Reading 改变心理学的40项研究（中文版，英文版） Forty Studies that Changed Psychology
the mind".
▪ 因此，从字面上来讲，心理的意思就是对于心灵（意
识）的研究。
therefore:因此 literally :根据字面意思
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Definitions
▪ However, a more recent definition by Atkinson et
al (1991) suggests that psychology is: ‘The scientific study of behavior and mental processes．’
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推荐阅读 Reading 心理学与生活（中文版，英文版） Psychology and Life
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参考 Resources
▪ 现代英汉-汉英心理学词汇
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教材结构
There are 8 chapters，we can induct them into 3 parts： ■ Perspectives in psychology