PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: American Psychological Association, Clinical Psychology, Donald O. Hebb

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain

Document Summary

Feartured study was done by pepler + craig. Outcome: boys are more involved in bullying double of girls. Rate of violence involving females increased at a faster rate than males. German prof: 1879 germany birth of psychology. Analyze the function/purpose of consciousness, rather than its structure. Claimed its embedded in network of cultural/intellectual influences. Functionalism took over modern psychology: behaviourism + applied psychology. Continuous flow of thoughts----- stream of consciousness. Debunking theories explains why women were inferior to men . Abandon study of consciousness/ focus on behaviour. Science of behavior : ivan pavlov, stimuli / stimulus- response psychology. Human/animal should be study : more control over animals. Disturbances caused by personal conflicts existing @ unconscious level. Organisms tend to repeat responses that lead to positive outcomes. Behaviourism --- dominant school of thought during 1950s and 1960s. Human are free rational beings with potential for personal growth and diff from animals: little relevance to understanding human behaviour.