PSYC 2510 Lecture Notes - Psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, Psycinfo
2 May 2013
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Students must pass the course with a minimum grade of c in order to pursue further studies in psychology. Definition of : : the scientific study of the behaviour of individuals and their mental processes. Levels of analysis: biological/neurological processes, mental processes, external processes. Psychology : psyche: soul, spirit, mind, logos: study of a subject, 18th century: = study of the mind, rooted in philosophy & physiology. 1879: opens the 1st lab at the university of leipzig. American journal of psyc: 1892: 1st prof. organization. Structuralism: b. titchener (1867 1927, student of wundt"s, basic question: what, identify the structure of consciousness through its elements. E. g. sensation has properties: intensity, quality, duration, & extent: then discover how these elements are grouped and arranged, margaret floy washburn (phd, 1894) William james (1842 1910: trained in medicine, studies mental operations rather than mental elements.
