T V 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Flowchart, Classical Conditioning, George Romanes
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Chapter 5: strengthening the scientific standing of psychology behaviorism and cognitive psychology brysbaert, 2nd edition. The perception of psychology in the usa at the beginning of the 20th century. The expansion of psychology around the start of the 20th century. Usa turned from a land of isolated groups to a nation-state dominated by large cities with extensive communication exchanges. In 1982, the american psychological association (apa) was founded, giving psychologist a forum to meet and discuss their findings. In 1887 g. stanley hall founded the american journal of psychology. Baldwin and j. mckeen cattel started the psychological recall. High influence of darwinism survival of the fittest: natural selection involved two elements. Inheritance: usa was one of the first countries with impact of eugenics lead to racism in some aspects: adaption to environment: human characteristics as being dependent on environment. Mistrust of intellectualism, knowledge for the sake of knowledge.
