PSY 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Little Albert Experiment, B. F. Skinner, Edward B. Titchener
12 Jan 2017
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Psychology: the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Objective introspection: the process of objectively (unbiased) examining and measuring. Willem wundt: father of psychology o(cid:374)e"s o(cid:449)(cid:374) thoughts a(cid:374)d (cid:373)e(cid:374)tal activities. Structuralism: every experience can be broken down into emotions and sensations. Functionalism: how the mind allows people to function in the real world. He brought natural selection and adaptation into psychology (influenced by darwin) Believed we have an unconscious mind (unaware mind) Whe(cid:374) (cid:449)e"re (cid:455)ou(cid:374)g (cid:449)e ha(cid:448)e urges that we have to repress to our unconscious. Trauma in childhood & the unconscious mind are the causes of psychological disorders. Human behaviors caused by the unconscious mind & early childhood experiences focuses more on recent past. Operant conditioning shaped by reward and punishment. Behavioral responses that are followed by pleasurable responses are strengthened or reinforced. Known as the third force in psychology. People strive for self-actualization (to be the best that you can be)
