PSY 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Extrasensory Perception, Wilhelm Wundt, Psychoanalysis
17 Apr 2016
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Wilhelm wundt developed the first full-fledged psychological laboratory in germany four years after. William james founded a less formal laboratory at harvard university. Introspection method by which trained observers carefully reflect and report on their mental experiences. S ances are group sessions that took place in dark rooms in which mediums attempted to channel the spirits of the deceased. Paranormal events like extrasensory perception that fall outside the boundaries of traditional science. The psychology of human error and self-deception asks questions like, how can people fool themselves into believing things for which there isn"t solid evidence?". Science-practitioner gap divide between psychologists who believe that clinical practice should primarily be a science versus those who believe that clinical practice should primarily be an art. Five theoretical frameworks of psychology are: structuralism, functionalism, behaviourism, cognitivism, and psychoanalysis. Edward bradford titchner was the founder of structuralism which aims to identify the basic elements or structures of psychological experience.
