PSY 1101 Lecture Notes - Humanistic Psychology, Gestalt Therapy, American Psychologist

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Richard Markow

Document Summary

In 1890"s american psychologist, william james defined the scientific study of mental processes. People studied the processes that occur in the human mind. In 1919 john watson defined to be the scientific study of behaviour. Watson stated that if were to be a science it would have to be the study of something observable. (behaviour, not cognitive processes. ) The 2 definitions were then combined so is the scientific study of behaviour and mental processes. People have been interested in ever since cognition became possible. Physiologists are interested in the structure and function of the body including the brain and nervous system. Started in germany in the late 1800"s until. Studied the structure of the mind (not the brain) or consciousness. Introspection: to look inward- wundt"s method for studying people. They looked at themselves from an inside pov. Wundt had thousands of introspective from people on various subjects.