PSY1011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Iceberg, Wilhelm Wundt, Behaviorism
31 Jul 2018
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Ancient greek philosophers : debated whether the mind and body were separate or connected, and whether humans were born with innate knowledge or whether knowledge was learned via experience. Dualism: greek philosophers socrates, plato and descartes contended that the mind and body were separate or distinct from each other. Monoism: artistotle and (later locke) argued that the mind and body are connected. In 1879, wilhelm wundt founded a research laboratory, studying the science of mental processes (e. g. thinking, perception and consciousness) through experimentation. the official birth date of psychology is considered to be 1879. Structuralism: edward titchner, concerned with the structure of the mind, focusing on the elements or building blocks of conscious experience. Behaviourism(behaviourist approach): observable or measurable behaviour- this is in contrast to the earlier approaches to psychology which studied phenomena that could not be observed. Behaviourists may study animals as well as humans. Iceberg- cannot see how deep the icebe itself.
