PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Applied Psychology, Edward B. Titchener, Wilhelm Wundt

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

The term psychology comes from two greek words, psyche, meaning the soul, and logos, referring to the study of a subject. In the 16th century, psyche was used to refer to the soul, spirit, or mind, as distinguished from the body (boring, 1966). Not until the 18th century did the term psychology gain more than rare usage among scholars. By that time, it had acquired its literal meaning, the study of the mind. A new science is born: the contributions of wundt and hall. The philosophers and physiologists who were interested in the mind viewed questions as fascinating issues within their respective fields. It was a german professor, wilhelm wundt (1832-1920), who eventually changed this view. Wundt mounted a campaign to make psychology an independent discipline rather than a stepchild of philosophy or physiology. Wundt"s appeal was successful and german universities were in a healthy period of expansion, so resources were available for new resources.