PSYCH 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Tabula Rasa, Edward B. Titchener, Wilhelm Wundt
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Psychology: the science of behavior and mental process (the mind) Nativist view: what are we born with or are we a blank slate: john russo said blank slate. Nature and nurture: how much of our behavior comes from our biology and how much comes from our environment. Structuralists: (wundt & titchener) analyzed sensations, images and feelings into basic elements: introspection: looking inward to describe experiences, wanted to break the human mind into its smallest elements. Functionalists: (james & calkins): analyzed the function or purpose of behavior: darwin influenced, how did we evolve to have the brains/purpose/why, calkins: first major female psychologist. Biological: how the body influences behavior, thoughts, feelings: example: nervous system, brain chemicals, hormones, genetics, evolutionary psychology. Learning/behaviorism: how environment and experience affect behavior, thoughts, feelings: behaviorism: what we can see. Cognitive: how thoughts affect behavior, feelings: kicked learning/behaviorism out, example: reasoning. Sociocultural: how social and cultural influences affect thoughts, feelings, behavior.
