PSYC 2000 Chapter : A Brief History Of Psychology Ch 1
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Psychology is the science of mental processes and behavior: first laboratory (1. , 1879 wilhelm wundt; leipzig, germany. Focused on conscious experience and its building blocks. Founded psychoanalysis, focused on unconscious thoughts in determining behavior. Feelings come from hidden place in your mind called the unconscious: defense mechanisms help us protect ourselves from our real feelings , behaviorism (2a. , emphasized the study of observable behavior only (john watson; b. f. skinner) Led to the emergence of cognitive psychology: the study of mental processes which attempts to characterize how information is stored and operated on internally, the computer is a great analogy for what happens with cognitive psychology. Modern views: an important emphasis on the brain, modern psychologists are eclectic- approach problems from multiple perspectives. Specialties: psychology has different approaches that include: clinical(majority), experimental, school, developmental, social, educational, other, counseling, and industrial. Employment: colleges & universities, schools, government & business, private practice, hospitals and clinics, & other.
