PSYCH 4150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Catharine Beecher, George Romanes, Comparative Psychology
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Definition: taking observation of nature and applying to humans, specifically other organisms, trying to study the human condition through other animals. George romanes (1848-1894: darwin"s prot g , set the stage for comparative psychologist, would grant human traits to different animals based on certain actions, typically would see the output of the actions, more liberal. C. lloyd morgan (1852-1936: contemporary psychologist, responded to romanes"s ideas on comparative psychology, more guarded in his systematic approach. Focused on illustrating human traits in animals: morgan. Example: scorpion stings itself when surrounded by fire American psychology in late 19th century: phrenology and faculty psychology primary approaches. Non-experimental, spiritualistic, and largely pseudo-scientific notions of psychology existed. The father of american psychology : 1875, 1875. First course on experimental psychology at harvard university. First psychological laboratory at harvard (primarily for demonstrations: 1890. First american textbook on experimental psychology (principles of. Would go to s ances and would try to understand the psychology of s ances.
