PSYC 1115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Wilhelm Wundt, Edward B. Titchener, Scientific Method
26 Nov 2016
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The scientific study of mind and behaviour, emphasizes empirical research (knowledge through experience) Focusing on normal and abnormal functions (ex. Normal fears like snakes, heights, or the dark vs. anthophobia which is a fear of flowers) So this is basically assessing claims based on evidence. They do(cid:374)"t o(cid:448)ersi(cid:373)plify (cid:894)ge(cid:374)eralize(cid:895) a. k. a do(cid:374)"t stereotype or argue (cid:271)y a(cid:374)e(cid:272)dote, (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h is making assumptions based on one or two case studies/evidence. What are the steps in critical thinking: what are you being asked to believe, what is the given evidence, what are the other explanations, what reasonable conclusion can we draw now. The first psychology lab was set up in leipzig, germany in 1879 by wilhelm wundt he studied reaction times, perception, attention and introspection. Wilhel(cid:373) wu(cid:374)dt"s approa(cid:272)h to studyi(cid:374)g stru(cid:272)tures of consciousness was continued in north. The only problem with this theory was that the introspections were not consistent. This approach was by william james he looked at why consciousness functions help survival.
