PS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Unconscious Mind, Radical Behaviorism, David Buss
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Believed psychology should focus on conscious experience. 1st to teach a psychology course in the u. s. Based his work off of pavlov"s dogs - concerned with nature vs nurture - baby example. Carl rogers and abraham maslow: - humanistic approach: stanley hall: 1982 became president of the apa - 1st american psychology lab. The study of the conscious experience by breaking down the mind into its most basic elements. Looking inward" to self observe ones own experience. How people adapt to their behaviour to the demands of their environment - darwins theory of evolution (survival of the ttest) Idea we should only study observable behaviour. Brain works in patterns (i. e rewarding certain behaviour, it will be repeated) Idea we should study consciousness vs. behaviour. Human experience can only be understood as a whole - brain tries to see patterns as a whole. Behaviour can be determined by past experiences left in unconscious mind - form of psychotherapy.
