PSYC 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Wilhelm Wundt, Sigmund Freud, Psychoanalytic Theory
9 Sep 2018
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Psychology : in greek, means the study of the soul. In early history, there was no differentiating the mind and the soul/spirit. Psychology-related topics used to be classified under the realm of philosophy. Psychology began to gain academic interest in the 1800s. Introduced structuralism the study of the structure or characteristics of the. Studied reaction times in his laboratory (the first psychology laboratory) mind. Required trained observers and repeatable stimuli to produce consistent reactions. His experiments were difficult to repeat or quantify. Introduced functionalism the study of how the mind helps an organism fit into its environment. Focused on mind as a whole, rather than individual components (like structuralism) Developed the psychoanalytic theory focuses on the role of the unconscious and early childhood experiences. The approach of observing and measuring behavior. Ignored and rejected any mental or internal processes. Focused especially on learning (i. e. classical and operant conditioning)
