PSY 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Tunxis Community College, Edward B. Titchener, Sigmund Freud
19 Nov 2020
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Philosophers tried to understand the human mind and its connection. Medical doctors and physiologist tried to understand the connection between the brain and the body in 1879 german physiologists, wilhelm wundt. Known as father because: first to establish, trying to bring objectivity and measurement to the study. Structuralism vs. functionalism: mind consists of elements, to inspect these nonphysical elements people had to learn how to think objectively about and measure their own thoughts, objective introspection- thoughts and emotions. Believed can introspect about physical sensations and thoughts. Tell me about things that are yellow . Consciousness in a constant flow of thoughts a stream of consciousness rather than static elements of the mind. Focus on adaptation, living, working, playing--functioning in the real world. Structuralism- based on the notion that the task of psychology is to analyze consciousness, breaking it down into its smallest element.
