PSY 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Edward B. Titchener, Sigmund Freud, Xenophanes

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 105
• Professor: Kristin Vickers

Document Summary

Philosophy is the study of knowledge and reality. Philosophers posed questions about human nature - xenophanes and. Medicine also contributed: hippocrates developed one of first psychological theories. Physical and psychological health influenced by 4 humors. Known as founder of psychology, established first psychology lab in 1879. Studied consciousness, started branch of psychology called voluntarism. Founded structuralism: attempt to identify all elements of consciousness. Looking within yourself to identify conscious elements: called introspection. Goal was to describe observable mental processes rather than to explain, predict, or control. People disagreed on introspection, have different experiences. All structuralism did was to describe human experience. Founded functionalism, set up first psychology lab in us at harvard. Wrote one of the first psychoilogy textbooks principles of psychology in 1890. Functionalism was the belief that mental processes were fluid (stream of consciousness) and have purpose. Emphasizes the functions of the mind in adapting to a changing environment, included animals and mental disorders in research.