ART 1001 Lecture : Lecture 6 ALL
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What is psychology: describes, explains, predicts, controls. The history of psychology: aristotle (384-322 bc)-connections between the body and the soul, plato (427, wilhem wundt- first psychology lab in germany. Believed the mind consists of basic elements analyzed via object introspection: edward titchener- introspect about physical objects and thoughts, margaret washburn- first woman to receive a ph. d. in psychology, william james- stream of thought vs element of mind. Areas of psychology: gestalt- study psychology as a whole-can"t be broken down. Sigmund freud-neurologist in the late 18th century vienna. Watson believed that fear was learned from past experiences. 7 modern perspectives: behavioral-operant conditioning, punishment, evolutionary-biological, bio-psychological, sociocultural, psychodynamic-unconsciousness and early development, not sex, cognitive-how we learn things, memory, intelligence, humanistic-people have freedom to choose their own destiny. Scientific method: perceive, hypothesize, test, draw conclusions, report, revise, replicate. Naturalistic observation- watching animals or people in their natural environment. Laboratory observation- watching animals or people in an artificial but controlled situation.
