PSYC 2000 : Test 1
Document Summary
First laboratory- 1879 leipzig, germany: william wundt, founder of psychology as a discipline, focused on conscious experience, trained any early psychologist. Examine the structure of the mind and organization of basics elements of sensation, feeling and images. Functionalism: carefully observed ones own conscious psychological reaction. Mental associations allow us to benefit from previous experiments. William james- 1st american psychologist: taught at harvard, did not agree with wundt or titchner. Objects are well-organized structures, whole objects instead of separate, isolated parts. Max wertheimer: did not agree with structuralist view for different reasons, perceiving and sensing could not be broken down to smaller elements, ideas are now part of cognitive psychology. Sigmund freud- austrian neurologist: founded psychoanalysis (early 1900"s, focused on unconscious thoughts. Feelings come from a hidden place in mind called unconscious: defense mechanisms help us protect ourselves from real feelings, had an issue with cocaine. B. f. skinner: introduced concept of reinforcement (ex. dog salivates when given treat)
