PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Wilhelm Wundt, B. F. Skinner, Edward B. Titchener
23 Feb 2016
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The science of mental life (william james, 1890) The study of human or animal behavior (webster"s dictionary, 1988) The scientific study of mind and behavior (schacter et al. , 2014) + mind and body are separate, distinct entities involved in the production of behaviour. + pineal gland, human behavior and brain interacted thru this. + all human knowledge and thought are derived from sensory experience: physiology. Branch of biology concerned with scientific study of how living organisms function. Found of psychology: stanley hall (1844-1924) Established 1st research lab in us, 1st us psychology journal, and apa. Founder of psychology lab in u of leipzig at 1879. * who came before whom, school of thought they are associated. Task of psychology was to analyze consciousness into its basic elements and to investigate the relationship among these elements. Psychology should investigate the function or purpose of conscious. ** both schools didn"t win despite the arguments. + environment is important rather than genetic/heredity factors.
