01:830:101 Lecture 1: Psychology 101 Module 1 Outline
6 Jun 2018
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Module 1 Outline: What is Psychology?
Psychological Science Is Born
▪ First laboratory
▪ 4th century B.C.E.: Aristotle used observation and questioning to understand the
body-psyche relationship
▪ Questions were answered through observation and guesses
People:
Wilhelm Wundt
▪ Defined psychology as “science of mental life”
▪ Added 2 key elements to enhance scientific nature of psychology
▪ Elements included carefully measured observations and experiments
▪ Established the first psychology laboratory at the University Of Leipzig, Germany.
Structuralism: Titchener
▪ Mentored by Wundt
▪ Relied on “self-report” data
▪ Encouraged introspection, reporting on sensations and other elements of experience in
reaction to stimuli
▪ Used these introspective reports to build a view of the mind’s structure
Functionalism: William James
• Promoted Functionalism: focused on how mental processes enable us to adapt, survive,
& flourish
▪ Studied human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and asked:
▪ What function might they serve?
▪ How might they have helped our ancestors survive?
▪ Authored Principles of Psychology
Mary Whiton Calkins
▪ Admitted by William James to Harvard
▪ Became memory researcher and first APA female president
▪ Studied with James but discriminated against and denied PhD
Margaret Floy Washburn
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Psychological science is born: first laboratory, 4th century b. c. e. : aristotle used observation and questioning to understand the body-psyche relationship: questions were answered through observation and guesses. Wilhelm wundt: defined psychology as science of mental life , added 2 key elements to enhance scientific nature of psychology, elements included carefully measured observations and experiments, established the first psychology laboratory at the university of leipzig, germany. Structuralism: titchener: mentored by wundt, relied on self-report data, encouraged introspection, reporting on sensations and other elements of experience in reaction to stimuli, used these introspective reports to build a view of the mind"s structure. Functionalism: william james: promoted functionalism: focused on how mental processes enable us to adapt, survive, & flourish: studied human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and asked, what function might they serve, how might they have helped our ancestors survive, authored principles of psychology.
