Psychology started‚ and had a long history‚ as a topic within the fields of philosophy and physiology. It then became an independent field of its own through the work of the German Wilhelm Wundt‚ the founder of experimental psychology and structuralism. Wundt stressed the use of scientific methods in psychology‚ particularly through the use of introspection. In 1875‚ a room was set-aside for Wundt for demonstrations in what we now call sensation and perception. This is the same year that William
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References: Browne‚ A. D. (1955). Arthur D. Browne papers. Watson‚ J. B. (1970). Behaviorism. New York: W.W. Norton.
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Psychology The science of behavior and mental processes Nature vs. Nurture The controversy over the impact which genes and experiences have on psychological behaviors. Just like in the Bad Seed (performed at Rosewood High‚) psychologists wonder if evil is something inherited or learned. Basic Research Science whose main goal is to increase the scientific knowledge base. Applied Research Scientific studies which aim to solve practical problems‚ like forensics being used to determine if the Liars’
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human mind and explain the behaviors involved. These individuals have shaped the many theories of psychology and given insight to the vast complexity of the human mind in nearly all walks of life. Up until the 1960’s psychology was dominated with behaviorism and gained popularity with findings by B.F Skinners rate maze (Bjork‚ 2010). B.F. Skinner believed that the mind was invisible and irrelevant to scientists. He believed that concerns should be focused on end results rather than internal processes
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1 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. Cristin Norine started The Future of Socializing‚ a 30-day "art piece" in which she: A. avoided using electronic media for social interaction. B. interviewed different people to find out how technology had affected their lives. C. observed a series of focus group discussions to find out how people interact in a social setting. D. isolated herself from actual contact with people and interacted with
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psychical elements interact? Germany was center of psychological research and thinking in the early stages (19th century) Structuralism (Wilhem Wundt 1832- 1920) ‘father of experimental psychology’ Focus on elements and introspection of consciousness experience (report of stimulus) 1879 – Wilhem Wundt established the first ever laboratory of psychology Functionalism William James (1842-1910) Criticised Wundt’s focus on elements and consciousness to behavior Instead of focus on structure
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1. Professor Lewis studies the history of psychology. She would most likely agree with which of the following statements about psychology’s early history? 2. In thinking about psychology and consciousness‚ the idea that the mind and the body are separate entities that interact makes a lot of sense to you. This view that you hold is most like the view of: 3. Interactive dualism is the idea that: Mind and body were separate entities that interact to produce sensations‚ emotions‚ and other conscious
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LECTURE OUTLINE HISTORY & INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I. BP = BEFORE "PSYCHOLOGY" A. SIGNIFICANT QUESTIONS ABOUT MANKIND B. RELATIVELY EARLY ANSWERS II. THE "NEW" DISCIPLINE: 130+ YEARS OF PARADIGM SHIFTS A. STRUCTURALISM: WUNDT (1879) & HALL (1883) B. FUNCTIONALISM: JAMES (1890) C. THE PSYCHOANALYTIC VIEW: unconscious processes‚ basic drives FREUD (1914) & ERIKSON (1950) D. THE BEHAVIORIST VIEW: past learning‚ rewards & punishments PAVLOV (1905)‚
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caused by physiological and biological factors. 1. Dementia praecox was divided into simple‚ hebephrenia‚ catatonia and paranoia types. 2. Manic depressive psychosis has many subdivisions depending on cycles of mania and depression. * Structuralism (Wilhelm Wundt) 19th century He founded first psychological laboratory in 1879 in Leipzig. Wundt’s views of nature of psychology became framework with which could organize facts and theories. * Darwins Theory of Laughter (Charles Darwin)
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problems involved in assessing these theories. The book covers the precursors of anthropology; evolutionism in all its guises; diVusionism and culture area theories‚ functionalism and structuralfunctionalism; action-centred theories; processual and Marxist perspectives; the many faces of relativism‚ structuralism and post-structuralism; and recent interpretive and postmodernist viewpoints. al a n b a r n ar d is Reader in Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. His previous books include
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