01:830:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Wilhelm Wundt, Edward B. Titchener, Response Bias

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:101
• Professor: Keiko Taga Brynildsen

Document Summary

Lecture 2: history of psych and research methods. Descartes - mind/body dualism (mind and body are separate: early psychology. Wilhelm wundt - rst psychological lab (1879: introspection: to get data. Titchener - structuralism: analysis of mental structures, breakdown of thought. William james - functionalism: study of how the mind works. Birds of a feather ock together [research proven: similarity predicts attraction. Hindsight bias - come up with reasons and it begins to make sense: shows we need research, scienti c method (empiricism) Design the study to the test the hypothesis: operational de nition: statement about the procedures the researcher used to measure the variable. Perform the study / test the hypothesis. Communicate the ndings: i. e. publish paper, give lecture. Research strategies - descriptive methods: naturalistic observation. Describe and measure people and/or animals" behavior systematically: observe in natural habitat without interference, pros. People behave differently when they know they"re being watched: case study.