Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Tabula Rasa, Edward Thorndike, Edward B. Titchener

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Campbell

Document Summary

Psychology 1000 lecture 2: introduction to psychology. Wilhelm wundt (1832 - 1920: he established the first experimental psychology lab, he developed the structuralism approach, with the help of edward. Titchener: structuralism mind should be studied broken down to its basic components, used introspection to study sensations. Describe inner experiences : structuralism lead to functionalism, functionalism focuses on the functions of consciousness rather than its structure. Psychodynamic perspective searches for the causes of behaviour within the innerworkings of our personality. Psychoanalysis the analysis of internal and primarily unconscious psychological forces. Focuses on the role of the external environment that governs our actions. Human nature is shaped by the environment. Watson - little albert: fears are learned/conditioned, not natural, demonstrate the importance of the environment, got kicked out for an affair and ended up in advertising, mostly using sexual images. Examines the nature of the mind and how mental processes influence behaviour. Humans are information processors whose actions are governed by thought.