PSY 4130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Wilhelm Wundt, Abnormal Psychology, William Tuke

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 4130
• Professor: Shirley Griffith

Document Summary

Insight: molar (gestalt) versus molecular (behaviourist) view. Isomorphism: aka psychophysiological isomorphism, correspondence between conscious experience and underlying brain experience, sensory data transformed (iso-> similar in shape), patterns in brain activity, structurally equivalent. Field theory: use field in terms of fields of influences (force fields), uses them in terms of social influences. Social psychology: group dynamics-> application of psychological concepts. The influence of animal psychology on behaviour. Edward lee thorndike: first psychologist to receive all education in us. If you want to measure something you look at; situation or stimuli and responses: dog or cat in puzzle box with slots. Animal has to learn to operate a latch to get out: trial and error learning; put food deprived cat in box and put food outside of box. Ian petrovitch pavlov: psychological events, provided watson with template for behaviour, 3 problem areas function of nerves in the heart, work on primary digestive glands (won nobel prize, conditioned reflexes, happened accidentally.